Effects of Early Smoking Habits on Young Adult Female Voices in Greece.

Autor: Tafiadis D; Laboratory of Audiology, Neurootology and Neurosciences, Department of Speech & Language Therapy, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Ioannina, Greece; Laboratory of New Approaches in Communication Disorders, Department of Speech & Language Therapy, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Ioannina, Greece., Toki EI; Laboratory of Audiology, Neurootology and Neurosciences, Department of Speech & Language Therapy, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Ioannina, Greece; Laboratory of New Approaches in Communication Disorders, Department of Speech & Language Therapy, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Ioannina, Greece. Electronic address: toki@ioa.teiep.gr., Miller KJ; Department of Special Education, Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska., Ziavra N; Laboratory of Audiology, Neurootology and Neurosciences, Department of Speech & Language Therapy, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Ioannina, Greece; Laboratory of New Approaches in Communication Disorders, Department of Speech & Language Therapy, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Ioannina, Greece.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation [J Voice] 2017 Nov; Vol. 31 (6), pp. 728-732. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Apr 10.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.03.012
Abstrakt: Cigarette use is a preventable cause of mortality and diseases. The World Health Organization states that Europe and especially Greece has the highest occurrence of smoking among adults. The prevalence of smoking among women in Greece was estimated to be over 30% in 2012. Smoking is a risk factor for many diseases. Studies have demonstrated the association between smoking and laryngeal pathologies as well as changes in voice characteristics. The purpose of this study was to estimate the effect of early smoking habit on young adult female voices and if they perceive any vocal changes using two assessment methods. The Voice Handicap Index and the acoustic analyses of voice measurements were used, with both serving as mini-assessment protocols. Two hundred and ten young females (110 smokers and 100 nonsmokers) attending the Technological Educational Institute of Epirus in the School of Health and Welfare were included. Statistically significant increases for physical and total scores of the Voice Handicap Index were found in the smokers group (P < 0.05). Significant changes were observed for the acoustic parameters between smoker and nonsmoker groups. The results of this study indicated observable signs of change in the voice acoustic characteristics of young adults with early smoking habits.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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