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ArticleJournal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR2021

Accuracy of Acoustic Measures of Voice via Telepractice Videoconferencing Platforms.

Hasini R Weerathunge, Roxanne K Segina, Lauren Tracy, Cara E Stepp

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Article in Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hasini R WeerathungeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, MA.
Roxanne K SeginaDepartment of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, MA.
Lauren TracyDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, MA.
Cara E SteppDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, MA.
Boston University · US

Funding

Project-005UL1TR001430 · NCATS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI BAIR-MERRITT, MEGAN H, CENTER, DAVID M. · 2015 to 2024
$52.3M
Objective Measures for Clinical Assessment of Voice DisordersR01DC015570 · NIDCD · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI STEPP, CARA E. · 2016 to 2025
$4.8M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001430NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC015570
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose Telepractice improves patient access to clinical care for voice disorders. Acoustic assessment has the potential to provide critical, objective information during telepractice, yet its validity via telepractice is currently unknown. The current study investigated the accuracy of acoustic measures of voice in a variety of telepractice platforms. Method Twenty-nine voice samples from individuals with dysphonia were transmitted over six video conferencing platforms (Zoom with and without enhancements, Cisco WebEx, Microsoft Teams, Doxy.me, and VSee Messenger). Standard time-, spectral-, and cepstral-based acoustic measures were calculated. The effect of transmission condition on each acoustic measure was assessed using repeated-measures analyses of variance. For those acoustic measures for which transmission condition was a significant factor, linear regression analysis was performed on the difference between the original recording and each telepractice platform, with the overall severity of dysphonia, Internet speed, and ambient noise from the transmitter as predictors. Results Transmission condition was a statistically significant factor for all acoustic measures except for mean fundamental frequency (

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DysphoniaVoiceAcousticsHumansSpeech AcousticsVideoconferencing

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PMID34157251
PMCPMC8632479
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