title: Effect of Religiosity on Voice.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between religiosity and phonatory behavior. A total of 186 participants participated in a survey that included four sections: demographic data, extent of religiosity, history of dysphonia, phonatory behavior and laryngeal manipulation, in addition to the Voice Handicap Index (VHI-10). There was no significant association between the prevalence of phonatory symptoms and any of the religiosity questions. There was no significant association between phonatory behavior, history of laryngeal manipulation and any of the religiosity questions. There was also no significant association between the score of the Voice Handicap Index and any of the five religiosity questions. There is no association between religiosity and prevalence of phonatory disturbances, phonotraumatic behavior and/or history of laryngeal manipulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box: 110236, Beirut, Lebanon. ah77@aub.edu.lb.
authors.forename: Abdul-Latif
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hamdan
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box: 110236, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Gebran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Khneisser
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School-Boston, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dowli
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box: 110236, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ziade
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Hani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tamim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055154:Dysphonia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010699:Phonation; D012067:Religion; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Larynx; Religiosity; Voice