caa a22 4500 606184961 CHVBK 20210128100829.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00405-014-3252-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00405-014-3252-7 Prevalence of voice disorders in the elderly: a systematic review of population-based studies [Elektronische Daten] [Leandro de Araújo Pernambuco, Albert Espelt, Patrícia Balata, Kenio de Lima] Voice disorders can occur in the elderly as a result of natural anatomical and physiological changes or greater exposure to pathological conditions in the aging, affecting communication and quality of life. Nevertheless, data about the prevalence of voice disorders in this phase of life are not well known in a population-based perspective. The aim of the present systematic review was to identify the prevalence of vocal disorders in persons aged 60years or more in population-based studies. A systematic review was undertaken in eleven electronic databases based on preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis statement (PRISMA) criteria. The methodological quality of the studies was analyzed with strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) directives. The search was conducted independently by two researchers. Four articles satisfied the criteria of eligibility. The prevalence of vocal disorders in the general population aged 60years or more ranged from 4.8 to 29.1%. The studies were different in terms of the methodological procedures and the STROBE directives were not completely satisfied by any of the articles selected. The prevalence of vocal disorders in the general elderly population ranged from low to moderate in population-based studies. The methodological discrepancies of the studies compromised the reliability of the estimated data. Upgrading the methodological quality of studies and designing a short, valid and easy-to-use functional voice-related instrument are urgently required in health surveys to determine the prevalence of vocal disorders among elderly individuals. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Voice nationallicence Voice disorders nationallicence Epidemiology nationallicence Cross-sectional studies nationallicence Aged nationallicence Aging nationallicence de Araújo Pernambuco Leandro Department of Dentistry, Postgraduate Public Health Program (PPGSCol-UFRN), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil aut Espelt Albert Servei d'Atenció i Prevenció a les Drogodependències, Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Barcelona, Spain aut Balata Patrícia Institute of Human Resources of Pernambuco (IRH), Pernambuco, Brazil aut de Lima Kenio Department of Dentistry, Postgraduate Public Health Program (PPGSCol-UFRN), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil aut European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/10(2015-10-01), 2601-2609 0937-4477 272:10<2601 2015 272 405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3252-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3252-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Araújo Pernambuco Leandro Department of Dentistry, Postgraduate Public Health Program (PPGSCol-UFRN), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Espelt Albert Servei d'Atenció i Prevenció a les Drogodependències, Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Balata Patrícia Institute of Human Resources of Pernambuco (IRH), Pernambuco, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Lima Kenio Department of Dentistry, Postgraduate Public Health Program (PPGSCol-UFRN), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/10(2015-10-01), 2601-2609 0937-4477 272:10<2601 2015 272 405