en Speech Therapy Speech Therapy Original Research Original Research <span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">Background: </span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">Evidence regarding the application of telepractice voice training in theater actors is inconclusive. Our study aimed to investigate changes in acoustic parameters, auditory-perceptual characteristics, and self-reported voice symptoms of theater actors with voice complaints undergoing telepractice voice training. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Methods:</b> Nine theater actors with voice complaints participated in this single-group intervention. In this pre-post study, we observed changes in the participants&rsquo; voice quality. The participants received twelve online voice training sessions over six weeks. An auditory-perceptual evaluation was performed using the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) profile to analyze the voice, while acoustic parameters were extracted from the recordings using Praat software. In addition, the Vocal Tract Discomfort Scale (VTDS) was administered as a self-report questionnaire. Outcome variables were measured pre-, post, and four weeks after the end of the training. The variables were then subjected to variance analysis with repeated measurements.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">&nbsp; &nbsp;<b>Results: </b>Voice training resulted in significant changes in acoustic parameters, such as jitter and HNR. Additionally, over time, significant improvements were observed in auditory-perceptual characteristics, including overall severity, roughness, breathiness, and strain. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Conclusion:</b> Telepractice voice training has the potential to enhance the voice quality of actors who experience voice complaints. However, more specific measures are necessary to fully understand the effectiveness of telepractice voice interventions compared with traditional face-to-face sessions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Voice Training, Telehealth, Voice Quality, Auditory Perception, Speech Acoustics, Occupational Health 97 103 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3408-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ali Arabi ali.arabi.ayask@umontreal.ca 200319475328460088421 200319475328460088421 No Department of Speech and Language Pathology, Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Maryam Tarameshlu tarameshlu.m@iums.ac.ir 200319475328460088422 200319475328460088422 Yes Department of Speech and Language Pathology, Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Roozbeh Behroozmand r-behroozmand@sc.edu 200319475328460088423 200319475328460088423 No Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States Hamide Ghaemi ghaemih@mums.ac.irm 200319475328460088424 200319475328460088424 No Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA Leila Ghelichi ghelichi.l@iums.ac.ir 200319475328460088425 200319475328460088425 No Department of Speech and Language Pathology, Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran