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SynthesisPloS one2021

Aerosol-generating behaviours in speech pathology clinical practice: A systematic literature review.

Antonia Margarita Chacon, Duy Duong Nguyen, Patricia McCabe, Catherine Madill

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
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  3. Aerosol generation during coughing: an observational study.The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Antonia Margarita ChaconDiscipline of Speech Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2902-659X
Duy Duong NguyenDiscipline of Speech Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8097-8938
Patricia McCabeDiscipline of Speech Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Catherine MadillDiscipline of Speech Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8114-1427

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the evidence of aerosol generation across tasks involved in voice and speech assessment and intervention, to inform better management and to reduce transmission risk of such diseases as COVID-19 in healthcare settings and the wider community.

designSystematic literature review. DATA SOURCES AND ELIGIBILITY: Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, PubMed Central and grey literature through ProQuest, The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, COVID-Evidence and speech pathology national bodies were searched up until August 13th, 2020 for articles examining the aerosol-generating activities in clinical voice and speech assessment and intervention within speech pathology.

resultsOf the 8288 results found, 39 studies were included for data extraction and analysis. Included articles were classified into one of three categories: research studies, review articles or clinical guidelines. Data extraction followed appropriate protocols depending on the classification of each article (e.g. PRISMA for review articles). Articles were assessed for risk of bias and certainty of evidence using the GRADE system. Six behaviours were identified as aerosol generating. These were classified into three categories: vegetative acts (coughing, breathing), verbal communication activities of daily living (speaking, loud voicing), and performance-based tasks (singing, sustained phonation). Certainty of evidence ranged from very low to moderate with variation in research design and variables.

conclusionsThis body of literature helped to both identify and categorise the aerosol-generating behaviours involved in speech pathology clinical practice and confirm the low level of evidence throughout the speech pathology literature pertaining to aerosol generation. As many aerosol-generating behaviours are common human behaviours, these findings can be applied across healthcare and community settings. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: Registration number CRD42020186902 with PROSPERO International Prospective Register for Systematic Reviews.

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AerosolsCoughCOVID-19PhonationSARS-CoV-2SingingSpeechSpeech-Language PathologyVerbal BehaviorAerosols

Identifiers

PMID33909654
PMCPMC8081183

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