Mindy A Black

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• Samlan, R. A., Black, M. A., Mohler, J., Fain, M. J., & Abidov, M. (2020). Frailty Syndrome, Cognition, and Dysphonia in the Elderly.. Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation, 34(1), 160.e15-160.e23. doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.06.001
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  The purpose of the current study is to determine the relation of frailty syndrome to acoustic measures of voice quality and voice-related handicap..Seventy-three adults (52 community-dwelling participants and 21 assisted living residents) age 60 and older completed frailty screening, acoustic assessment, cognitive screening, and the Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10). Factor analysis was used to consolidate acoustic measures. Statistical analysis included multiple regression, analysis of variance, and Tukey post-hoc tests with alfa of 0.05..Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and exhaustion explained 28% of the variance in VHI-10. MoCA and sex explained 27% of the variance in factor 1 (spectral ratio), age and MoCA explained 13% of the variance in factor 2 (cepstral peak prominence for speech), and slowness explained 10% of the variance in factor 3 (cepstral peak prominence for sustained /a/). There were statistically significant differences in two measures across frailty groups: VHI-10 and MoCA. Acoustic factor scores did not differ significantly among frailty groups (P > 0.05)..Voice-related handicap and cognitive status differed among robust and frail older adults, yet vocal function measures did not. The components of frailty most related to VHI-10 were exhaustion and weight loss rather than slowness, weakness, or inactivity. Based on these findings, routine screening of physical frailty and cognition are recommended as part of a complete voice evaluation for older adults.
• Samlan, R. A., KUNDUK, M., IKUMA, T., Black, M., & LANE, C. (2018). Vocal fold vibration in older adults with and without Age-Related Dysphonia. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 27(3), 1039-1050..
• Duval, M., Black, M., Gesser, R., Krug, M., & Ayotte, D. (2009). Multidisciplinary evaluation and management of dysphagia: the role for otolaryngologists.. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 38(2), 227-32.
• Pace-Asciak, P., Black, M., Michel, R. P., & Kost, K. (2008). Case Series: Raising aareness about Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease among otolaryngologists: is it linked to systemic lupus erythematosus?. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 37(6), 782-7.

Presentations

• Black, M. (2018, feb 2018). Panel discussion: laryngology cases, Presented to ENT in the Desert, Tucson, AZ. [Invited]. ENT in the Desert, Tucson, AZ. [Invited]. tucson.
• Black, M., Courey, M., Goldstein, S. A., Samlan, R. A., & Yip, H. (2018, january). Laryngology Panel. ENT in the Desert. Tucson, AZ: Department of Otolarybngology Head & Neck Surgery, University of Arizona SOM.

Reviews

• Black, M., & Samlan, R. A. (2016. Presbyphonia: The Aging Voice. Elder Care: A resource for interprofessional providers..