• Med Probl Perform Art · Mar 2023

    Vocal Health Knowledge Status and Attitudes of Professional and Amateur Performing Artists in Greece.

    • Eleftheria Iliadou, Joanna Giannopoulou, Vasiliki Bousi, Ilias Papathanasiou, and Athanasios Bibas.
    • 1st University ENT Dep., School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Vasilissis Sofias Av. 114, 11527 Athens, Greece. Tel 0030 2132088330. iliadoue@med.uoa.gr.
    • Med Probl Perform Art. 2023 Mar 1; 38 (1): 314231-42.

    ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the vocal health literacy level and attitudes of professional and amateur performing artists in Greece and identify possible gaps and limitations that should be addressed in the future.MethodsThis mixed-methods study took place in two successive stages. The first stage involved 4 focus groups with professional and amateur actors and singers. The focused discussions of this stage, which were moderated by one otolaryngologist and one speech and language therapist, provided necessary information for the design of the structured questionnaire used during the second stage of the study (online survey). The online questionnaire included questions about responders' knowledge and attitudes of vocal health. Although not compulsory, the Greek version of the Singing Voice Handicap Index (SVHI) was also part of the online survey.ResultsThe online questionnaire was validly answered by 305 respondents during a 10-month period (May 2020 to March 2021). Considerable knowledge gaps were observed regarding anatomy, physiology, and vocal disorders management. The vast majority of participants (94.1%) had at some point experienced problems with their voice. Gastroesophageal reflux (21.6%), vocal nodules (12.5%), and vocal polyps (3.9%) were the most frequently mentioned diagnoses in our sample. A small proportion of participants (9.5%) stated that they have never visited an ENT, while 84.3% have never seen a speech and language therapist. The total scores on the SVHI in our sample were compatible to the ones in previous studies targeting healthy professional and amateur artists (range 0-116, mean 32, SD 24.7).ConclusionsThis study provides insights into Greek performing artists' knowledge and attitudes regarding vocal health and may pave the way towards improving vocal health awareness among performing artists.

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