Aerosol-generating behaviours in speech pathology clinical practice: A systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the evidence of aerosol generation across tasks involved in voice and speech assessment and intervention, to inform better management and to reduce transmission risk of such diseases as COVID-19 in healthcare settings and the wider community.

Design

Systematic literature review.

Data sources and eligibility

Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, PubMed Central and grey literature through ProQuest, The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, COVID-Evidence and speech pathology national bodies were searched up until August 13th, 2020 for articles examining the aerosol-generating activities in clinical voice and speech assessment and intervention within speech pathology.

Results

Of the 8288 results found, 39 studies were included for da

SUBMITTER: Chacon AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8081183 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature