Abstract
ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze the association of self-reported vocal symptoms with personal, occupational and clinical aspects and relate them to the quality of life of teachers/professors of the federal network of vocational and technological education. Methods: study carried out with 157 teachers from a federal public institution of vocational and technological education, who answered the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-bref), Quality of Life in the Voice (V-RQOL) questionnaire and a data form (on social information, health conditions, vocal symptoms, habits, organization and working environment). Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-square test. Results: 29% of the teachers presented vocal symptoms. The prevalent complaints were dry throat (38.2%), cough (37.6%) and hoarseness (30.6%). There was a higher prevalence of symptoms in females. For the WHOQOL-bref, the average was 71.3 points, which is considered regular. The domain with the highest score was the psychological one with 75.3. Regarding V-RQOL, the average score in the global domain was 92.5 points, and the physical score was the most compromised one. 90.5% of teachers showed low voice impact on quality of life. Conclusion: although these teachers present vocal complaints, they do not reflect in the limitation of the quality of life.
Highlights
The National Consensus on Professional Voice (CNVP) emphasizes that the voice reflects the physical and mental health of the individual
The occurrence of dysphonia is very common in professions where the voice is used as a working tool
The CNVP established the concept of professional voice as the form of oral communication used by individuals who depend on it to perform their occupational activity[1]
Summary
The National Consensus on Professional Voice (CNVP) emphasizes that the voice reflects the physical and mental health of the individual. The CNVP established the concept of professional voice as the form of oral communication used by individuals who depend on it to perform their occupational activity[1]. According to the Ministry of Health’s document, the Department of Environmental Health and Worker’s Health, the Work-Related Voice Disorder (DVRT) is any vocal change directly related to the use of voice, during the professional activity that diminishes, compromises or prevents the worker’s performance or communication, having it organic changes in the larynx or not[2]. The combination of prolonged voice use, individual, environmental and work organization factors, work together to increase the prevalence of vocal complaints. The voice disorder is manifested by the presence of signs and symptoms that may arise simultaneously or not, according to the severity of the case, and may lead to situations of withdrawal from work, with financial and social consequences[2]
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