Obeservationof TCM Group Psychological Interventionon The Curative Effect Of Voice Therapy In The Treatment Of Chronic Hoarseness

ObjectiveThe objective was to observe the comparison of curative effect on TCM group psychological intervention associated with voice therapy in the treatment of chronic hoarseness so as to find out whether the intervention influences the voice therapy.Methods60 cases of chronic hoarseness outpatients from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of TCM were divided into two groups. Both the control and experimental group were conducted for 8-weeks voice therapy while the latter went with another twice interventions. Thecomparion on the level of anxiety and depression before or after two different ways was evaluated by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS), wherasthe curative effect would be measured by maximum phonation time(MPT) and Voice handicap index 10(VHI10). The statistical analysis was carried out with SPSS 22 Chi-square, One Sample t-Test and Independent Sample t-Test, etc. In order to find out the differences betweent two groups or in the same groups.ResultsAmong the 60 patients with chronic hoarseness, the anxiety and depression scores decreased more after two groups. Meanwhile, the differences showed in VHI10 and MPT effectively,while there was no significant difference showed between 2 groups in the curative effect after intervention.ConclusionChronic hoarseness can produce negative emotions for increased time. The mixture of the theory of TCM psychology with modern group psychological coresaccompanying with voice therapy can alleviate the state of anxiety as well as depression effectively. Moreover, it can improve the hoarseness to some extent. In this study, the experimental group doesn't show better improvement than another one in curative effect, but it doesn't mean the psychological intervention helps nothing. Consider that there may be some factors interfere the result so further study should be conducted to verify it.