The effect of voice training interventions on patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia: a systematic review

CONCLUSIONS: In general, statistically significant positive therapy effects were found. Voice training improves the oral and pharyngeal stages of swallowing in patients with neurological causes of dysphagia, such as stroke, and in patients with non-neurological causes of dysphagia, such as head and neck cancer. However, the current literature is limited and further primary research is required to provide more evidence to support voice training intervention in dysphagia. Future studies could further refine the content of voice training interventions, increase the number of patients enrolled, assess the long-term effects of voice training interventions and add associated assessments of the quality of life after treatment.PMID:36342516 | DOI:10.1007/s00405-022-07719-7
Source: Cancer Control - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research