Investigation of the Effectiveness of a Holistic Vocal Training Program Designed to Preserve Theatre Students’ Vocal Health and Increase Their Vocal Performances; A Prospective Research Study

Sezin, Rıza Korhan; Özcebe, Esra; Aydınlı, Fatma Esen; Köse, Ayşen; Günaydın, Rıza Önder

doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.08.009

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“…The participants of the study were separated into two groups; the first group consisted of drama students, and the second group consisted of nonprofessional healthy speakers (lay talkers). The study group participants were composed of the drama students included in the previous study (10). All of the selected participants did not have a voice disorder history and any voice complaints at the day of the evaluation.…”

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Phonatory-Aerodynamic Characteristics of Drama Students

Aydınlı¹

2019

Erciyes Med J

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Objective: Theater actors are considered as elite vocal performers whom quality of voice is of utmost importance. It was thought that speech breathing characteristics of theater actors were different compared with those of lay talkers. However, findings on this issue were generally based on studies conducted by the respiratory kinematics and muscular activity via using indirect air volume measures. These measures were by no means related with the respiratory-phonatory interaction. One of the objective methods that is used for evaluating voice quality is the phonatory-aerodynamic characteristics. Phonatory-Aerodynamic System (PAS) primarily examines the respiratory-phonatory interaction. The aim of the present study was to search the phonatory-aerodynamic characteristics of drama students. Materials and Methods:A total of 37 vocally healthy participants aged between 21 and 30 years were separated into two groups; the first group included drama students (n=19), and the second group comprised lay talkers (n=18). Phonatoryaerodynamic evaluations were done via PENTAX Medical PAS Model6600. Results:During the phonation of vowel [a], female and male drama students used greater percentage of vital capacity (VC) than public speaker couples. Similarly, findings indicated that female drama students used greater percentage of VC while producing syllables [papapapapa]. As for connected speech, female participants of both groups completed reading in similar durations, but they inspirated faster and they needed lesser number of inspirations. Conclusion:It is concluded that the phonatory-aerodynamic characteristics of theater students are different compared with those of lay talkers predominantly for female participants. The present study's results may serve clinicians' basic objective data regarding the speech breathing characteristics of theater actors.

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Phonatory-Aerodynamic Characteristics of Drama Students

Aydınlı¹

2019

Erciyes Med J

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“…Currently, more than one-third of the global workforce requires integrity of the voice to meet their occupational demands and are therefore considered professional voice users (PVUs) (Pomaville, Tekerlek, & Radford, 2019;Reed & Sims, 2017;Wingate, Brown, Shrivastav, Davenport, & Sapienza, 2007). PVUs are required to use their voices for extended periods, frequently with increased loudness and varying pitch, (Sezin, Özcebe, Aydinli, Köse, & Günaydin, 2020) and often have to perform their occupational tasks in environments that are less than optimal for vocal health (Pomaville et al, 2019). This makes PVUs vulnerable to phonotrauma (Sezin et al, 2020;Van Lierde, Bonte, Baudonck, Van Cauwenberge, & De Leenheer, 2008).…”

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The Effect of Vocal Hygiene Education Programs on Voice Quality in Professional Voice Users: A Systematic Review

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Lierde

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J Speech Lang Hear Res

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Purpose: This study aimed to critically appraise recent peer-reviewed scientific evidence on the effect of vocal hygiene education on voice quality and function directly and indirectly measured by auditory-perceptual, acoustic, and self-report measures in professional voice users. Method: A systematic review was conducted utilizing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA-P) guidelines. Five databases were searched using the keywords “vocal hygiene,” “vocal hygiene education,” “vocal health,” “vocal quality,” and “voice quality” with Boolean phrases “AND” and “OR.” Twenty-three studies that met the eligibility criteria were included. Scoring was based on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's levels of evidence and quality indicators, as well as the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale for assessing the risk of bias. Results: Four studies (17%) linked low awareness of vocal hygiene or insufficient vocal hygiene education to self-reported acute and chronic voice symptoms, as well as a greater perception of voice handicap among professional voice users. Numerous studies ( n = 10; 43%) showed that adequate voice training or vocal hygiene education was linked to positive voice outcomes. Six studies (6.26%), however, demonstrated that vocal hygiene education is more effective when combined with direct voice therapy. When vocal hygiene education is presented in isolation, the superiority of a direct voice therapy approach, with or without vocal hygiene education, is seen over a vocal hygiene education program alone (indirect treatment). Conclusions: Recent literature demonstrates mixed results obtained through auditory-perceptual, acoustic, and self-rating measures on the effects of vocal hygiene instruction on vocal quality and function in professional voice users. However, the compelling positive outcomes presented do warrant implementation of vocal hygiene education programs in combination with direct voice therapy for professional voice users.

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“…The effectiveness of complex voice rehabilitation programs in ambulatory care has been assessed by many authors [12][13][14][15]. It was observed that vocal hygiene training significantly improves voice quality and reduces disorder symptoms [16,17].…”

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The Effectiveness of Rehabilitation of Occupational Voice Disorders in a Health Resort Hospital Environment

Sinkiewicz

Garstecka

Mackiewicz‐Nartowicz

et al. 2021

JCM

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Background: The aim of this study was to present a rehabilitation program of occupational voice disorders for teachers, conducted in the form of health resort stays, and evaluate its effectiveness depending on job seniority. Methods: The study included 420 teachers who participated in a complex vocal prophylactic and rehabilitation program carried out during a 24-day stay at a health resort hospital. Employment time varied from 4 to 45 years (mean 28.3 years). The participants were divided into three groups: employment time < 21 years (57 teachers), 21–30 years (182 teachers) and > 30 years (181 teachers). All of the subjects underwent maximum phonation time assessment as well as jitter, shimmer and NHR (noise to harmonic ratio) parameters assessment before and after the program; they also underwent perceptual evaluation using the GRBAS scale and voice self-assessment using the VHI-30 scale. Results: The perceptual evaluation using the GRBAS scale and self-report measures of voice function assessed using the VHI scale revealed improvement (p < 0.001). The parameters of jitter, shimmer and NHR improved significantly: jitter p < 0.001, shimmer p < 0.001 and NHR p < 0.003. Maximum phonation time increased slightly but significantly (p < 0.001). For all of the studied groups regardless of their employment time, maximum phonation time increased (p < 0.001). Initially, the lowest values of maximum phonation time were observed in teachers with longer job seniority, which improved after the rehabilitation but remained <15 s. Conclusions: Voice care for teachers is crucial regardless of their job seniority. Early prophylaxis for voice disorders is effective, as the results of rehabilitation are better in teachers with a shorter employment time.

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Investigation of the Effectiveness of a Holistic Vocal Training Program Designed to Preserve Theatre Students’ Vocal Health and Increase Their Vocal Performances; A Prospective Research Study

Cited by 12 publications

References 21 publications

Phonatory-Aerodynamic Characteristics of Drama Students

Phonatory-Aerodynamic Characteristics of Drama Students

The Effect of Vocal Hygiene Education Programs on Voice Quality in Professional Voice Users: A Systematic Review

The Effectiveness of Rehabilitation of Occupational Voice Disorders in a Health Resort Hospital Environment

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