...Teresa J. García-Real; Tomás M. Díaz-Román; Paula Mendiri Introduction: Voice disorders and burnout syndrome are common among teachers. This study aimed to explore the relationship among vocal problems, burnout syndrome, and some personal work factors. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive...

...-grade teachers in order to develop a voice hygiene program and prioritize its goals for each group of teachers. Methods: An online survey was completed by 148 preschool-kindergarten and 301 1st- to 6th-grade public school teachers. Participants were divided into four groups, preschool-kindergarten...

...Cecília Gassull; Pere Godall; Erica Polini; Miquel Amador; Cori Casanova Objectives: To assess the effect of EVES (Education for a Healthy and Efficient Voice), a voice training program aimed at promoting the use of an efficient and healthy voice in teachers. Sample and Method: Twenty-two teachers...

...Russell E. Banks; Pasquale Bottalico; Eric J. Hunter Objective: Previous research has concluded that teachers are at a higher-than-normal risk for voice issues that can cause occupational limitations. While some risk factors have been identified, there are still many unknowns. Patients and Methods...

...Leena M. Rantala; Suvi Hakala; Sofia Holmqvist; Eeva Sala Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate if voice ergonomic risk factors in classrooms correlated with acoustic parameters of teachers’ voice production. Methods: The voice ergonomic risk factors in the fields of working culture...

...Rosa M. Bermúdez de Alvear; Francisco Javier Barón; Antonio Ginés Martínez-Arquero Teachers’ voice problems are widely recognized as a consequence of their work. The measurement of vocal demands and risk factors is essential for adjusting occupational safety and health services to this population’s...

... Teachers Self-perception Original Paper Folia Phoniatr Logop 2011;63:49 54 DOI: 10.1159/000316324 Published online: October 6, 2010 Voice Activity and Participation Profile Presenting Coordinates for Readjustment of Preventive Action of Educators Maria Lúcia Suzigan Dragone Universitary Centre...

...Cecília Gassull; Cori Casanova; Queralt Botey; Miquel Amador Aims: One of the objectives of our study on voice and vocal health was to find out whether there is a relation between the reactivity to stress and voice problems in teachers. Materials and Methods: For this, we used a sample of 447...

...Aaron Ziegler; Amanda I. Gillespie; Katherine Verdolini Abbott Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the behavioral treatment of voice disorders in teachers. The focus is on phonogenic disorders, that is voice disorders thought to be caused by voice use. Methods...

...Rosa M. Bermúdez de Alvear; Ginés A. Martínez; F. Javier Barón; Antonio Hernández-Mendo Objectives: The goals of this epidemiological paper are focused on studying teachers’ vocal complaints, their voice pattern, and the impact of voice disorders on psychosocial working conditions. Patients...

...A. Van Wijck-Warnaar; M.J.M.C. Van Opstal; K. Exelmans; K. Schaekers; G. Thomas; F.I.C.R.S. de Jong Objective: The aim of the study was to explore the general coping style of female teachers with a relatively low voice handicap compared with teachers with a relatively high voice handicap. Patients...

...Christine Gotaas; Clark D. Starr Recordings were made at the beginning and end of workdays of teachers who experience vocal fatigue (n = 22) and those who do not experience fatigue (n = 17). Those who experienced fatigue were recorded on days in which they did and did not fatigue. Both groups...

... teachers with dysphonia. Methods: The study comprised 133 subjects with voice disorders, taking part in a vocal training programme. A reference group for the present study included 53 teachers with dysphonia. Questionnaire surveys, phoniatric examination and videostroboscopic evaluation were conducted...

... in the general population of Polish teachers, and identify risk factors for developing voice pathology. Patients and Methods: The study group comprised 425 female full-time teachers (most of them primary and secondary school, age ranging from 23 to 61 years) and 83 non-teacher women (control) whose jobs did...

... in teachers with persistent voice complaints and a history of voice-related absenteeism. The study group consisted of 25 female teachers. A voice therapist assessed extrinsic laryngeal muscular tension and a physical therapist assessed body posture. The assessed parameters were clustered in categories...