Samoprocjena glasa kod osoba treće životne dobi

master's thesis

• Title (english): Voice self-assessment in the elderly
• Author: Martina Ilić
• Mentor: Ana Bonetti (mentor)
• Committee member: Ana Bonetti (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ana Leko Krhen (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Iva Hrastinski (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-09-13, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Speech Therapy

Abstract

Budući da je Republika Hrvatska među populacijski najstarijim zemljama svijeta, a trend starenja stanovništva raste, za očekivati je da će porasti i broj osoba s raznim bolestima, uključujući i promjene i/ili pogoršanje glasa kao dio urednog procesa starenja. Cilj ovog rada je putem upitnika za samoprocjenu glasa procijeniti utjecaj zdravstvenih i demografskih čimbenika na samoprocjenu glasovnih teškoća u osoba treće životne dobi. Za potrebe ovog istraživanja kreiran je upitnik za ispitivanje samoprocjene glasa kod osoba treće životne dobi, na temelju upitnika koji su izradili Pernambuco i sur. (2016). U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 72 sudionika koji žive u domu za starije i nemoćne te 43 osobe koje žive u vlastitom domu. Statističkom obradom se utvrdilo da ne postoji statistički značajna razlika između sudionika koji žive u domu za starije i nemoćne te onih koji žive u vlastitom domu s obzirom na rezultate upitnika samoprocjene glasa, dok je ispitivanjem razlike u rezultatima upitnika samoprocjene glasa između osoba treće životne dobi koje su imale iskustvo teškoća s glasom i onih koji nisu, utvrđena statistički značajna razlika. Također, ne postoji statistički značajna povezanost između pušenja/konzumacije alkohola i rezultata upitnika samoprocjene glasa. Uzevši u obzir rezultate, potrebno je napraviti novi mjerni instrument dizajniran specifično za skupinu osoba treće životne dobi kao kritičnu skupinu kako bi se ispitala prevalencija poremećaja glasa te povezanih čimbenika, a u skladu s time i pravovremeno djelovalo sa svrhom osiguravanja optimalne kvalitete života.

Abstract (english)

Since the Republic of Croatia is among the oldest countries in the world in terms of population, and the population aging trend is increasing, it is expected that the number of people with various diseases will also increase, including changes and/or deterioration of the voice as part of the normal aging process. The aim of this work is to evaluate the influence of health and demographic factors on the self-assessment of voice difficulties among third age people through a voice self-assessment questionnaire. For the purposes of this research, a questionnaire was created for examining voice self-assessment among third age people, based on the questionnaire created by Pernambuco et al. (2016). Participants were 72 people who live in nursing homes and 43 people who live in their own home. Statistical analysis revealed that there is no statistically significant difference between the participants who live in nursing home and those who live in their own home with regard to the results of the voice self-assessment questionnaire, while examining the difference in the results of the voice self-assessment questionnaire between third age people who experienced voice difficulties and those who did not, a statistically significant difference was found. Also, there is no statistically significant association between smoking/alcohol consumption and the results of the voice self-assessment questionnaire. Taking into account the results, it is necessary to create a new instrument designed specifically for the group of people of the third age as a critical group in order to examine the prevalence of voice disorders and related factors, and accordingly act in a timely manner with the aim of ensuring optimal quality of life.

• Keywords: poremećaj glasa; osobe treće životne dobi; Upitnik samoprocjene glasa
• Keywords (english): voice disorder; third age people; Voice Self-Assessment Questionnaire
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:158:485385
• Study programme: Title: University graduate study of Speech and Language Pathology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni magistar/magistra logopedije (sveučilišni magistar/magistra logopedije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-10-06 11:12:31