Journal article
Voice Meets Swallowing: A Scoping Review of Therapeutic Connections
American journal of speech-language pathology, Vol.34(2), pp.877-907
03/10/2025
DOI: 10.1044/2024_AJSLP-24-00194
PMCID: PMC11903005
PMID: 39772835
Abstract
This scoping review aimed to explore the use of volitional voice tasks in assessing swallowing-related outcomes and to evaluate their therapeutic impact on swallowing disorders, including their effects on swallowing biomechanics.
This scoping review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. A literature search was performed across multiple databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus), and additional records were identified through manual searches. After screening and eligibility assessment, 36 studies were included for data extraction and analysis. The Effective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies was employed to evaluate the quality of the included studies.
The review identified various volitional voice tasks, such as maximum phonation time and pitch glides, as potential assessment tools for predicting swallowing-related outcomes. Additionally, voice tasks targeting pitch modulation, increased vocal loudness, and squeezed voice quality showed promising therapeutic benefits for swallowing disorders across different populations, especially individuals with neurological conditions and head and neck cancer.
While methodological limitations were found in current literature, volitional voice tasks demonstrate potential as complementary tools for assessing and treating swallowing disorders, leveraging their interconnected neurological and biomechanical mechanisms underlying functions. Further research with more robust methodologies is needed to establish the efficacy of these integrated interventions, facilitate their translation into clinical practice, and test new possibilities.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Voice Meets Swallowing: A Scoping Review of Therapeutic Connections
- Creators
- Adrián Castillo-Allendes - Michigan State UniversityJeff Searl - Michigan State UniversityJosé Vergara - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Natalie Ballentine - Hospital de Urgencia Asistencia Pública Dr. Alejandro del Río, Santiago, ChileSoud Ebdah - Michigan State UniversityAnaïs Rameau - Parker Institute for Cancer ImmunotherapyEric J Hunter - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of speech-language pathology, Vol.34(2), pp.877-907
- DOI
- 10.1044/2024_AJSLP-24-00194
- PMID
- 39772835
- PMCID
- PMC11903005
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Speech Lang Pathol
- ISSN
- 1058-0360
- eISSN
- 1558-9110
- Publisher
- AMER SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOC
- Grant note
- Chilean National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) through the BIO Fulbright-ANID Scholarship for doctoral studies: 56170003 National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Award: R01DC012315 Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging National Institute on Aging: K76 AG079040 Bridge2AI award National Institutes of Health Common Fund: OT2 OD032720
This project was partly funded by the Chilean National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) through the BIO Fulbright-ANID Scholarship for doctoral studies (Scholarship ID 56170003), associated with Adrian Castillo-Allendes. Also, it was supported, in part, by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Award R01DC012315, with Eric J. Hunter serving as the principal investigator. Anais Rameau was supported by a Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76 AG079040) from the National Institute on Aging and by a Bridge2AI award (OT2 OD032720) from the National Institutes of Health Common Fund. The first author (Adrian Castillo-Allendes) would like to express his sincere gratitude to his wife, Javiera Castillo, a speech-language pathologist, for her invaluable insights and continuous support throughout the development of this review article. Her vision and thoughtful contributions have significantly enriched his understanding of and approach to the topic. He also deeply appreciates Lady Cantor-Cutiva's methodological guidance and valuable input.
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 01/07/2025
- Date published
- 03/10/2025
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders; Teaching and Learning; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984771627402771
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