Comparative Analysis of Characteristics of Voice Use Amidst Clergy

Summary The development of “Care of the Professional Voice” as a subspecialty of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery has expanded the concept of professional voice users. Although sometimes uncompensated, the clergy represents a unique group of voice users who are required to perform at a professio...

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Published in:Journal of voice 2017-03, Vol.31 (2), p.256.e7-256.e11
Main Authors: Reed, Jan Potter, Sims, H. Steven
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Clergy
Cultural competence
Cultural Competency
Ethnic Groups
Health Surveys
Hoarseness
Humans
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - diagnosis
Occupational Diseases - ethnology
Occupational Diseases - etiology
Occupational Diseases - physiopathology
Occupational Health - ethnology
Occupations
Otolaryngology
Professional voice
Religion
Risk Factors
Speech Acoustics
Time Factors
Voice
Voice Disorders - diagnosis
Voice Disorders - ethnology
Voice Disorders - etiology
Voice Disorders - physiopathology
Voice Quality
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Summary:Summary The development of “Care of the Professional Voice” as a subspecialty of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery has expanded the concept of professional voice users. Although sometimes uncompensated, the clergy represents a unique group of voice users who are required to perform at a professional level. Additionally, cultural norms create great diversity in terms of style of delivery and typical venues, adding to the interest in this subset of professional voice users. We surveyed 403 respondents and found certain factors predictive of voice problems for members of the clergy. Age, length of sermon, and ethnicity were all found to be statistically significant indicators. Further investigations are needed.
ISSN:0892-1997
1873-4588
DOI:10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.06.005