Teachers' Voice Use in Teaching Environments: A Field Study Using Ambulatory Phonation Monitor

Åhlander, Viveka Lyberg; Pelegrín-García, David; Whitling, Susanna; Rydell, Roland; Löfqvist, Anders

doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2014.03.006

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“…Cantarella et al [8] found similar values in call centre operators, but these results are difficult to compare since the mean duration of data sampling in the study by Cantarella et al [8] was significantly longer (>7 h). Finally, the average F 0 in SLPs is similar to that reported in female call centre operators (F 0 average 217.8 Hz [8]), while it is lower than that reported in teachers (F 0 average ranging from 237 to 245 Hz [15]), in a previous study on SLPs (F 0 average 247.92 Hz [17]) and in female music students (F 0 average 287.078 Hz [5]), even if the high F 0 in the latter might simply be related to the specific needs essentially pertinent to singing performance. It is possible that these diverging results are related to differences in the studied populations and to the amount of phonation-monitoring performed.…”

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“…Bottalico and Astolfi [7], who studied a group of 40 primary school teachers, reported a percentage of phonation time of 25.9 and 25.1% in female and male teachers, respectively. Lyberg Ahlander et al [15] reported a percentage of phonation time during teaching of 23.6% in a group of 52 teachers, while Hunter et al [17], who analysed a group of 57 teachers, found an average vocalization of 29.9% of the time during working hours. On the other hand, the amplitude average during working activities in SLPs appears to be lower than that of football coaches (amplitude average 83.67 dB SPL [3]) and music students majoring in voice (amplitude average 84.339 dB SPL [5]), while it appears to be similar to that found in call centre operators (amplitude average 70.5 dB SPL [8]), in a previous study on SLPs (amplitude average 75.46 dB SPL) and in teachers (amplitude average ranging from 71 to 75 dB SPL [15]).…”

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“…Buckley et al [3] explored the occupational voice use and vocal health of elite football coaches using APM, semistructured interviews and a voice symptom questionnaire. Lyberg Ahlander et al [15] compared the vocal behaviour of teachers with and without VPs and concluded that teachers with VPs exhibit a different vocal behaviour and a higher vocal load than those without VPs. However, to the best of our knowledge, only scarce information regarding the voice production in speech and language pathologists (SLPs) is available so far.…”

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Speech and Language Pathologists’ Voice Use in Working Environments: A Field Study Using Ambulatory Phonation Monitoring

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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the speech and language pathologists’ (SLPs) voice production during a typical working day. Patients and Methods: A total of 28 SLPs, all females, were enrolled. According to the type of treated disease, the cohort of SLPs was divided into 4 groups (7 SLPs focused on the rehabilitation of dysphagic adult clients; 7 SLPs focused on the rehabilitation of deaf children; 7 SLPs focused on the rehabilitation of dysphonic adult clients; and 7 SLPs focused on the rehabilitation of aphasic adult clients). The voice production evaluation was performed using ambulatory phonation monitoring (APM). Results: Significant differences in the APM results were found between the 4 groups of SLPs. In particular, SLPs focusing on the treatment of dysphonic and deaf clients experienced a higher vocal load than SLPs focusing on the treatment of aphasic and dysphagic clients. Conclusion: SLPs may experience heavy vocal loads during working hours. In addition, it seems that some rehabilitation settings could be more vocally demanding than others.

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“…Cortisol is released during stress and previous studies suggest that stress is a risk factor in developing vocal symptoms or dysphonia (Baker, 2008;Dietrich, Verdolini Abbott, GartnerSchmitdt & Rosen, 2008;Dietrich & Verdolini Abbott, 2012;Chen, Chiang, Chung, Hsiao & Hsiao, 2010;Gassull, Casanova, Botey, Amador, 2010;Lyberg Åhlander, 2011;Lyberg Åhlander, Pelegrín García, Whitling, Rydell & Löfqvist, 2014;Rantala, Hakala, Holmqvist & Sala, 2012). About 23-25% of individuals seeking care for voice disorders or with common vocal pathologies show stress scores deviating upwards from normal scores Misono et al, 2014).…”

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Investigating the Role of Salivary Cortisol on Vocal Symptoms

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Purpose: We investigated whether participants who reported more often occurring vocal symptoms showed higher salivary cortisol levels and if such possible associations were different for men and women. Method:The participants (N = 170; men n = 49, women n = 121) consisted of a populationbased sample of Finnish twins born between 1961 and 1989. The participants submitted saliva samples for hormone analysis and completed a web-questionnaire including questions regarding the occurrence of six vocal symptoms during the past 12 months. The data were analyzed using the Generalized Estimated Equations (GEE) method.Results: A composite variable of the vocal symptoms showed a significant positive association with salivary cortisol levels (p < .001). Three of the six vocal symptoms were significantly associated with the level of cortisol when analyzed separately (p-values below .05). The results showed no gender difference regarding the effect of salivary cortisol on vocal symptoms. Conclusions:There was a positive association between the occurrence of vocal symptoms and salivary cortisol levels. Participants with higher cortisol levels reported more often occurring vocal symptoms. This could have a connection to the influence of stress on vocal symptoms since stress is a known risk factor of vocal symptoms and salivary cortisol can be seen as a biomarker for stress.

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“…22 Comparing VLI measures with self-assessment measures may therefore help us understand the relationship between phonatory behaviour and the development of voice disorders.…”

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Voice Use Among Music Theory Teachers: A Voice Dosimetry and Self-Assessment Study

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Objectives: (1) To investigate music theory teachers' professional and extra-professional vocal loading and background noise exposure, (2) to determine the correlation between vocal loading and background noise, and (3) to determine the correlation between vocal loading and self-evaluation data.Methods: Using voice dosimetry, 13 music theory teachers were monitored for one workweek.Parameters analysed were voice SPL, F0, phonation time, vocal loading index (VLI) and noise SPL.Spearman's correlation was used to correlate vocal loading parameters (voice SPL, F0 and phonation time) and noise SPL. Each day, subjects self-assessed their voice using visual analogue scales. VLI and self-evaluation data were correlated using Spearman's correlation.Results: Vocal loading parameters and noise SPL were significantly higher in the professional than in the extra-professional environment. Voice SPL, phonation time and females' F0 correlated positively with noise SPL. VLI correlated with self-assessed voice quality, vocal fatigue and amount of singing and speaking voice produced. Conclusions:Teaching music theory is a profession with high vocal demands. More background noise is associated with increased vocal loading and may indirectly increase the risk for voice disorders.Correlations between VLI and self-assessments suggest that these teachers are well-aware of their vocal demands and feel their effect on voice quality and vocal fatigue. Visual analogue scales seem to represent a useful tool for subjective vocal loading assessment and associated symptoms in these professional voice users.

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Teachers' Voice Use in Teaching Environments: A Field Study Using Ambulatory Phonation Monitor

Cited by 49 publications

References 44 publications

Speech and Language Pathologists’ Voice Use in Working Environments: A Field Study Using Ambulatory Phonation Monitoring

Speech and Language Pathologists’ Voice Use in Working Environments: A Field Study Using Ambulatory Phonation Monitoring

Investigating the Role of Salivary Cortisol on Vocal Symptoms

Voice Use Among Music Theory Teachers: A Voice Dosimetry and Self-Assessment Study

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