Investigating current clinical practice in assessment and diagnosis of voice disorders: A cross‐sectional multidisciplinary global web survey
What is already known on the subject Best-practice guidelines recommend a multidisciplinary and multidimensional assessment of adults with vocal symptoms. Prior uni-disciplinary survey studies have reported a divergence in clinical practice with the recommended guidelines. No previous studies have examined otolaryngologists and SLPs concurrently to investigate the multidisciplinary approach clinicians' use in a diagnostic voice assessment. What this paper adds to the existing knowledge This study highlights new insights into multidisciplinary voice evaluation practice patterns with an emphasis on diagnostic assessment from a global perspective. The findings build on prior research exploring clinical assessment pathways, service utilization and clinicians' preferences when selecting clinical tools to inform a differential diagnosis. What are the potential or actual clinical implications of this work? This paper provides insights to inform future service and resource planning to ensure the delivery of evidenced-based diagnostic assessment pathways. This study also makes recommendations for areas of future research to understand barriers to clinicians following recommended best-practice guidelines.
Authors
- Catherine Madill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8114-1427)
- Kelly A. Weir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5042-1925)
- Christopher L. Payten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4633-6074)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Gold Coast Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.13116
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.61