Table 3 Impact of voice symptoms on life in total sample and by specialist consultation
From: Knowledge of Egyptian faculty members about voice care: a national cross-sectional study
| Â | Specialist consultant | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||
Daily communication impact_1-Difficulty for people to understand message | No | 53 | 54.6% | 245 | 75.9% | < 0.001 |
Sometimes | 31 | 32.0% | 74 | 22.9% | ||
Always | 13 | 13.4% | 4 | 1.2% | ||
Daily communication impact_2-Request from others to repeat message | No | 40 | 41.2% | 211 | 65.3% | < 0.001 |
Sometimes | 45 | 46.4% | 108 | 33.4% | ||
Always | 12 | 12.4% | 4 | 1.2% | ||
Social life impact_3-Effect on social outings | No | 30 | 30.9% | 238 | 73.7% | < 0.001 |
Sometimes | 35 | 36.1% | 66 | 20.4% | ||
Always | 32 | 33.0% | 19 | 5.9% | ||
Self impact_4-do you feel embarrassed due to your voice problem | No | 29 | 29.9% | 236 | 73.1% | < 0.001 |
Sometimes | 40 | 41.2% | 74 | 22.9% | ||
Always | 28 | 28.9% | 13 | 4.0% | ||
Work impact_5-does you voice problem forced you to sick leave | No | 48 | 49.5% | 293 | 90.7% | < 0.001 |
Sometimes | 39 | 40.2% | 28 | 8.7% | ||
Always | 10 | 10.3% | 2 | 0.6% | ||