Self-reported voice problems among three groups of professional singers

A vocal health questionnaire was administered to three groups of professional singers and a “friendship-matched” group of nonsingers in Melbourne, Australia. The responses of 79 opera, 57 musical theatre and 31 contemporary (excluding rock) singers and 86 nonsingers were analysed. The questionnaire...

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Published in:Journal of voice 1999-12, Vol.13 (4), p.602-611
Main Authors: Phyland, Debra Jean, Oates, Jennifer, Greenwood, Kenneth Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Disability
Disability Evaluation
Female
Handicap
Health
Humans
Impairment
Male
Medical Conditions
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - diagnosis
Prevalence
Singers
Speech - physiology
Style
Surveys and Questionnaires
Voice
Voice disorder
Voice Disorders - diagnosis
Voice Quality
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Summary:A vocal health questionnaire was administered to three groups of professional singers and a “friendship-matched” group of nonsingers in Melbourne, Australia. The responses of 79 opera, 57 musical theatre and 31 contemporary (excluding rock) singers and 86 nonsingers were analysed. The questionnaire solicited information regarding biographical data speaking and singing voice-use behaviours, and vocal health over the previous 12 months in terms of experiences of vocal impairment, vocal disability, and handicap. Significant differences between singers and nonsingers in the prevalence and nature of voice problems were reported. Of the singers, 44% reported one or more occurrences of a diagnosed vocal condition compared to 21% of nonsingers and 69% of singers experienced vocal disability compared to only 41% of nonsingers, over the previous 12 months. In contrast, no significant differences were found between the three different styles of singers in their experience of vocal impairment, disability or handicap.
ISSN:0892-1997
1873-4588
DOI:10.1016/S0892-1997(99)80014-9