Voice Disorders in Islamic Religious Officials: Is It Any Different Than Those of the Teachers, Another Well-Known Professional Voice Users?

Büyükatalay, Zahide Çiler; Gökmen, Muhammet Fatih; Yıldırım, Sibel; Dursun, Gürsel

doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.02.001

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“…Faith leaders often experience diminished vocal health associated with their work (Büyükatalay et al, 2020 ; Devadas et al, 2016 , 2019 ; do Nascimento Martins et al, 2018 ; Hagelberg & Simberg, 2015 ; Hapner & Gilman, 2012 ; Hočevar-Boltezar, 2009 ; Jayakumar & Mohamed Yasin, 2021 ; Middleton & Hinton, 2009 ; Palheta Neto et al, 2009 ; Ramani et al, 2021 ; Reed & Sims, 2017 ; Subasi et al, 2020 ). Poor vocal health includes: Voice signs—noticeable changes in voice performance (Colton et al, 2006 ); Voice symptoms—a voice users’ negative personal experiences of vocal health (Russell, 1999 ; World Health Organization, 2001 ); and Voice problems—health-related difficulties that limit a voice users’ activities and overall life participation (Russell, 1999 ; World Health Organization, 2001 ).…”

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“…The published literature also indicates that many faith leaders experience voice problems (Büyükatalay et al, 2020 ; Devadas et al, 2016 , 2019 ; do Nascimento Martins et al, 2018 ; Hagelberg & Simberg, 2015 ; Hapner & Gilman, 2012 ; Hočevar-Boltezar, 2009 ; Jayakumar & Mohamed Yasin, 2021 ). Prevalence for faith leaders’ voice problems across their careers (based on cohort sampling) ranges from 43% to 86% (Devadas et al, 2016 , 2019 ; Hapner & Gilman, 2012 ; Hočevar-Boltezar, 2009 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Further, research has identified that Islamic student alimahs (Jayakumar & Mohamed Yasin, 2021 ) and imams (Büyükatalay et al, 2020 ) are at high risk of developing voice problems related to their career pursuits.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Personal factors influence faith leaders’ occupational vocal health (Hočevar-Boltezar, 2009 ; Reed & Sims, 2017 ). Age, gender, health status, voice awareness, and education influence faith leaders’ voices (Büyükatalay et al, 2020 ; Hagelberg & Simberg, 2015 ; Jayakumar & Mohamed Yasin, 2021 ; Reed & Sims, 2017 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Faith leadership education and training are highly variable, including learning opportunities for voice (Büyükatalay et al, 2020 ; Hapner & Gilman, 2012 ). For example, some Indian Islamic student alimahs and US student reformist Jewish cantors receive vocal training in (safe) voice technique to effectively meet task requirements (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Systems Approaches to Occupational Vocal Health: Considerations for Community Faith Leaders

Buckley

Carey

2021

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Systems thinking approaches can benefit the occupational vocal health of vocally reliant workers. This paper explores community faith leaders as an example of a highly vocally reliant occupation, who may benefit from systems thinking being used to support their vocal occupational health and safety. A scoping review of the current literature regarding faith leaders’ occupational voice use and vocal health is detailed, including recognised occupational hazards. This article then discusses the unique and potential use of systems thinking for facilitating faith leaders’ vocal occupational health and safety. Rather than using a solely clinical perspective, the sociotechnical systems approach and the biopsychosocial–spiritual approach are noted as particularly pertinent for this occupational group.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Scoping Review Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Scoping Review Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Scoping Review Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Systems Approaches to Occupational Vocal Health: Considerations for Community Faith Leaders

Buckley

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2021

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Effectiveness of a Voice Training Program for Religious Officials in Turkey

Sezin,

Yaşar,

Erensoy

2024

J Relig Health

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This study examines the effectiveness of a voice training program designed for Islamic religious officials, who are occupational voice users with a significant vocal load. The participants included 34 healthy religious officials whose acoustic measures were within normal voice ranges for healthy adults (jitter < 1%; shimmer < 3%) and reported no voice complaints. Participants were randomly divided into two groups (experimental, n = 17; control, n = 17). The two-stage voice training program consisted of 32 sessions over 8 weeks with informative and voice exercise stages. Objective and subjective voice measurements were performed at the beginning and end of the research. Objective measurements included fundamental frequency, percentage of vocal pitch perturbation (jitter), percentage of vocal intensity perturbation (shimmer), and harmonics-to-noise ratio. Subjective voice measurements included the Singing Voice Handicap Index, Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI), and Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQoL) scores. All initial measurements other than VFI scores were within acceptable limits for both groups. There were no significant differences between the groups initially (p > 0.05) and no significant changes in the control group in the second evaluation (p > 0.05). However, there was significant improvement in the experimental group after the training program in all measures, including VFI scores (p < 0.05). This study shows the positive results of a voice training program. Voice training should be integrated into the formal education of occupational voice users or in-service training programs of relevant institutions.

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