The use of voice in higher education: What the professors have to say?

• Autor(a) principal: Medeiros,Yuri Patrick Oliveira de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Nascimento,Cynthia Maria Barboza do, Gomes,Adriana de Oliveira Camargo, Lira,Zulina Souza de, Araújo,Ana Nery
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista CEFAC (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-18462020000400509
• topic: Speech, Language and Heraing Sciences; Voice; Faculty; Occupational Health; Communication

ABSTRACT Purpose: to describe the perception of university professors regarding their use of voice at work. Methods: a total of 247 higher education professors participated in this study. They answered a questionnaire on voice complaints, in which three complaints or more were considered indicative of a voice disorder. After the professors with a potential voice disorder were identified, a conversational interview was conducted with five professors to learn more on their perceptions on the use of voice at work. The study was approved by the research ethics committee of the institution of origin. The data were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. Results: the age group 20 to 30 years old was the one that most presented voice problems. The most recently hired professors (up to five years of work), with a 40-hour weekly workload, were those who most reported voice complaints. The professors had a good perception of their voice and demonstrated good knowledge about it. Conclusion: although voice complaints were prevalent, the professors proved to be aware of how to take care of their voices.