Purpose
To verify the relationship between the occurrence of vocal discomfort and cervical complaints by using self-assessment questionnaires.
Methods
Thirty individuals (18–65 years of age) with various cervical complaints answered a translated and culturally adapted version of the self-assessment cervical questionnaire, The Copenhagen Neck Functional Disability Scale (CNFDS), titled Escala Funcional de Incapacidade do Pescoço de Copenhagen (EFIPC), the vocal self-assessment instruments Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL), and the Vocal Tract Discomfort Scale (VTDS). Statistical tests were used to analyze the possible relationships between the data obtained.
Results
Most of the participants reported the presence of vocal discomfort, with almost half presenting with a significant number of vocal discomfort symptoms; among these symptoms, dryness was reported most frequently and itching was reported with the highest intensity. No correlation was found between the EFIPC and V-RQOL or VTDS findings, but a negative correlation was found between the V-RQOL and VTDS findings.
Conclusion
Although the participants reported a high occurrence of vocal discomfort, no correlation was found between the selected questionnaires.
Neck pain; Questionnaires; Self-assessment; Perturbance; Voice