PURPOSE: to investigate the possible relationship between Expiratory Flow Peak (EFP) and Maximum Phonation Duration (PMD) for asthmatic patients METHODS: the research focused on 16 individuals diagnosed with pure asthma, where 9 were female and 7 were males, treated at the pneumology clinical services of Júlia Kubitschek Hospital. The pneumology team diagnosed, classified the asthma and performed the EFP test. The patients were submitted afterwards to PMD speech therapy evaluation. RESULTS: within the treated patients there were 12.50% (2) with treated asthma, 18.75% (3) with light persistent asthma, 43.75 % (7) with moderate persistent asthma, 6.25% (1) with severe moderate asthma and 18.75% (3) with severe persistent asthma. It was found that when PMD had decreased there was a decrease in EFP as well, and that when there was an increase of PMD the EFP value would also increase. CONCLUSION: it was possible to note a relation and a correlation between PMD and EFP measures, suggesting a direct relation between these measurements.
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; Asthma; Speech; Language and Hearing Sciences; Pulmonary Disease
