International Journal of Speech and Audiology
2025, Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part A
Determinants of voice disorder in professional users: A systematic review
Author(s): Acksha Rai, Prabha Dawadee and Siva Ganesan
Abstract: Summary: The identified risk factors or determinant of voice disorders were sub-divided into different categories based on best evidence quality namely medical and health related factors, socioeconomic factors, environmental factors and demographic factors. Further good quality research is required to identify the strong correlation between determinants of voice disorder and professional users. Introduction: Voice is a crucial part of our life which helps us to express our emotion and views in words. The disorders or issues with voice in professional user affect their daily functions and tasks. Voice abnormalities are deviations of a specific sound in relation to tone, intensity, volume, or variability of speech from of the voices of people of common gender, age, and ethnic groups. It is found that voice problems contribute to psychiatric illnesses such as depression, fatigue, and insecurity. It also adversely affects professional performance, engagement and attitude, contributing to lowered quality and higher incidence of absenteeism. Methods: The computer assisted Ebscohost-All database, Medline, PubMed and Google scholar from 2009 to 2020 have been used to identify the determinants of voice disorders in professional users. Altogether, 10 articles were found to summaries the results following the best evidence synthesis. Results: Ten studies were identified for inclusion which reflects the lack of literature in this topic. Types of occupation, loud speech use, psychological stresses, and recurring issues of upper tract infections, thyroid problems, and gastrointestinal acid reflux and background noises were found to be strongly related to voice issues. Further age, sex, gender, smoking and alcohol were weakly identified as risk factors for voice disorder in professional users. Conclusion: Due to the identification of few conflicting correlations between risk factors and voice disorders, it is recommended to perform comprehensive cohort study among professional users. Further, limited good quality evidence exists to identify the socioeconomic factors as a determinant of voice disorder in professional users.
DOI: 10.22271/27103846.2025.v6.i2a.82
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Acksha Rai, Prabha Dawadee and Siva Ganesan. Determinants of voice disorder in professional users: A systematic review. International Journal of Speech and Audiology. 2025; 6(2): 22-31. DOI: 10.22271/27103846.2025.v6.i2a.82
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