Abstract
ABSTRACT Purpose: to understand what salutogenic resources have been developed to promote public school teachers’ vocal health. Methods: a descriptive exploratory qualitative study, carried out from September to October 2017, with teachers from the initial grades of five schools in the public school system. For data collection, semi-structured interviews were carried out, submitted to thematic analysis in the light of salutogenic theory. Results: thirty teachers participated and four thematic axes emerged: Voice perception in daily work; Voice’s aggressive factors; Salutogenic resources to promote vocal health; Practices for vocal health promotion. The following internal salutogenic resources were highlighted: the family and social bond; social relations and the propelling resources of a psychological and spiritual order. As potentialities to promote vocal health: water intake, creativity in classroom activities, quality of sleep, performance of a speech therapist, and development of health promotion practices at school. Conclusion: teachers identify and mobilize salutogenic resources to promote the health of their voices. However, it is necessary to reformulate practices in the school context to improve teachers’ vocal health and quality of life.
Highlights
Health, as an important dimension of quality of life, came to be seen broadely from the modern movement of health promotion, marked by the First International Conference, which took place in 1986 in Ottawa, Canada
The internalization of meaningful life experiences strengthens people and at the same time shapes their salutogenic resources by transforming these resources into “generalized resources of resistance”, called protective factors
The results of this study showed that the generalized resources of resistance are fundamental to increase the positive health status of teachers, as practices to promote professionals’ vocal health
Summary
As an important dimension of quality of life, came to be seen broadely from the modern movement of health promotion, marked by the First International Conference, which took place in 1986 in Ottawa, Canada. The salutogenic perspective considers individuals’ well-being as a “continuum between health and disease”, stating that people have internal and external resources that can be used when they face stressful situations, maintaining and promoting their health[3,4]. The internalization of meaningful life experiences strengthens people and at the same time shapes their salutogenic resources by transforming these resources into “generalized resources of resistance”, called protective factors These generalized personal (internal) and environmental (external) resources can act as factors to overcome or resolve situations adverse to people’s health[3,5]
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