Voice Therapy in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidelines for Clinical Practice

Adrián Castillo-Allendes; Francisco Contreras-Ruston; Lady Catherine Cantor-Cutiva; Juliana Codino; Marco Guzman; Celina Malebran; Carlos Manzano; Axel Pavez; Thays Vaiano; Fabiana Wilder; Mara Behlau

doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.08.001

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Voice Therapy in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidelines for Clinical Practice

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Voice Therapy in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidelines for Clinical Practice

Adrián Castillo-Allendes, Francisco Contreras-Ruston, Lady Catherine Cantor-Cutiva, Juliana Codino, Marco Guzman, Celina Malebran, Carlos Manzano, Axel Pavez, Thays Vaiano, Fabiana Wilder, …

Journal of voice, Vol.35(5), pp.717-727

09/01/2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.08.001

PMCID: PMC7413113

PMID: 32878736

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Since the beginning of the new pandemic, COVID-19 health services have had to face a new scenario. Voice therapy faces a double challenge, interventions using telepractice, and delivering rehabilitation services to a growing population of patients at risk of functional impairment related to the COVID-19 disease. Moreover, as COVID-19 is transmitted through droplets, it is critical to understand how to mitigate these risks during assessment and treatment. To promote safety, and effective clinical practice to voice assessment and rehabilitation in the pandemic COVID-19 context for speech-language pathologists. A group of 11 experts in voice and swallowing disorders from five different countries conducted a consensus recommendation following the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery rules building a clinical guide for speech-language pathologists during this pandemic context. The clinical guide provides 65 recommendations for clinicians in the management of voice disorders during the pandemic and includes advice from assessment, direct treatment, telepractice, and teamwork. The consensus was reached 95% for all topics. This guideline should be taken only as recommendation; each clinician must attempt to mitigate the risk of infection and achieve the best therapeutic results taking into account the patient's particular reality.

COVID-19

Phoniatrics

Speech-language pathology

Telepractice

Voice disorders

Voice therapy

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Title: Subtitle: Voice Therapy in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidelines for Clinical Practice
Creators: Adrián Castillo-Allendes - Michigan State University
Francisco Contreras-Ruston - University of Valparaíso
Lady Catherine Cantor-Cutiva - Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Juliana Codino - Lakeshore Foundation
Marco Guzman - Universidad de Los Andes, Chile
Celina Malebran - Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez
Carlos Manzano - Hospital Médica Sur
Axel Pavez - Hospital Dipreca
Thays Vaiano - Centro de Estudos da Voz
Fabiana Wilder - Universidad de Buenos Aires
Mara Behlau - Centro de Estudos da Voz
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of voice, Vol.35(5), pp.717-727
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.08.001
PMID: 32878736
PMCID: PMC7413113
NLM abbreviation: J Voice
ISSN: 0892-1997
eISSN: 1873-4588
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Language: English
Date published: 09/01/2021
Academic Unit: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984561516402771

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