Maya Varma, Srikanth Nayak, Rohini R Rao, Usha Devadas
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Abstract
Telerehabilitation has developed as one of the important aspects of health care delivery in the current era. Hence the present study aimed to systematically review the literature and understand the effectiveness of teletherapy in the management of voice disorders. A comprehensive search was performed in the PUBMED, CINAHL, and Scopus databases using Boolean operators, adhering to the PRISMA. The methodological quality of the selected studies was assessed using the ROBINS-I tool. The review included 12 articles meeting the inclusion criteria, featuring various study designs. All studies reported positive outcomes from televoice therapy intervention across multiple voice outcome measures, irrespective of whether participants received direct or indirect or a combination of voice therapy techniques. Studies comparing teletherapy with face-to-face therapy indicated that teletherapy is as effective as in-person therapy. However, the overall risk of bias assessment for the included studies, using the ROBINS-I tool, ranged from moderate to serious. This systematic review revealed that teletherapy is a feasible alternative to in-person therapy for voice disorders. However, there is a need to understand the effectiveness of teletherapy in demonstrating different voice therapy techniques. Further studies are needed to understand the application of various/particular voice therapy techniques via telepractice.
Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12070-025-05775-z.
期刊介绍：
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery was founded as Indian Journal of Otolaryngology in 1949 as a scientific Journal published by the Association of Otolaryngologists of India and was later rechristened as IJOHNS to incorporate the changes and progress.
IJOHNS, undoubtedly one of the oldest Journals in India, is the official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India and is about to publish it is 67th Volume in 2015. The Journal published quarterly accepts articles in general Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and various subspecialities such as Otology, Rhinology, Laryngology and Phonosurgery, Neurotology, Head and Neck Surgery etc.
The Journal acts as a window to showcase and project the clinical and research work done by Otolaryngologists community in India and around the world. It is a continued source of useful clinical information with peer review by eminent Otolaryngologists of repute in their respective fields. The Journal accepts articles pertaining to clinical reports, Clinical studies, Research articles in basic and applied Otolaryngology, short Communications, Clinical records reporting unusual presentations or lesions and new surgical techniques. The journal acts as a catalyst and mirrors the Indian Otolaryngologist’s active interests and pursuits. The Journal also invites articles from senior and experienced authors on interesting topics in Otolaryngology and allied sciences from all over the world.
The print version is distributed free to about 4000 members of Association of Otolaryngologists of India and the e-Journal shortly going to make its appearance on the Springer Board can be accessed by all the members.
Association of Otolaryngologists of India and M/s Springer India group have come together to co-publish IJOHNS from January 2007 and this bondage is going to provide an impetus to the Journal in terms of international presence and global exposure.
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