title: Voice dosimetry and monitoring, with emphasis on professional voice diseases: Critical review and framework for future research.
abstract: Professional voice has become an important issue in the field of occupational health. Similarly, voice diseases related to occupations gain interest in insurance medicine, particularly within the frame of specific insurance systems for occupational diseases. Technological developments have made possible dosimetry of voice loading in the work-place, as well as long-term monitoring of relevant voice parameters during professional activities. A critical review is given, with focus on the specificity of occupational voice use and on the point of view of insurance medicine. Remaining questions and suggestions for future research are proposed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Information Engineering , Università degli Studi di Firenze , Via S. Marta, Firenze , Italy.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manfredi
authors.affiliation: b Catholic University of Leuven, Neurosciences , Exp. ORL , Belgium.|c Federal Institute of Occupational Diseases , Brussels , Belgium.
authors.forename: Philippe H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Dejonckere
mesh_terms: D061725:Accelerometry; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000639:trends; D033182:Intention; D007587:Job Description; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000639:trends*; D010699:Phonation; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013068:Speech Production Measurement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014159:Transducers; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014833:Voice Quality; D014834:Voice Training
keywords: APM; insurance medicine; professional voice; voice dosimetry; voice monitoring