Vocal teacher production condition in differents functional situations

Mota, Aline Ferreira de Brito; Pellicani, Ariane Damasceno; Dornelas, Rodrigo; Ricz, Lilian Neto Aguiar

Aline Ferreira de Brito Mota

Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe – UFS - Lagarto (SE), Brasil.

Programa de Pós-graduação do Departamento de Otorrinolaringologia, Oftalmoologia e Cabeça e Pescoço, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto – FMRP, Universidade de São Paulo – USP - Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5070-4581

Ariane Damasceno Pellicani

Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe – UFS - Lagarto (SE), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0390-9175

Rodrigo Dornelas

Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9710-5751

Lilian Neto Aguiar Ricz

Programa de Pós-graduação do Departamento de Otorrinolaringologia, Oftalmoologia e Cabeça e Pescoço, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto – FMRP, Universidade de São Paulo – USP - Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brasil.

Departamento de Oftalmologia, Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto – FMRP, Universidade de São Paulo – USP - Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8766-1263

Conflict of interests: nothing to declare.

Correspondence address: Ariane Damasceno Pellicani Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe – UFS Av. Governador Marcelo Déda, 300, Lagarto (SE), Brasil. CEP: 49400-000. E-mail: adpellicani@academico.ufs.br

Author contributions

AFBM: project writing, data collection and analysis, paper writing. ADP: creator of the project, assistance in data collection, statistical analysis, and paper review. RD: assistance in data discussion, final review of the paper. LNAR: general guidance of the work, paper review.

Variable	Mean	Standard Deviation (±)	Min	Max	p-value
Career length -Group A	15.4	8.9	25	57	0.86
Career length -Group B	16.35	9.7	2	35.2	0.86
Number of schools in which he/she teaches - Group A	1	0	1	1	<0.0001^* * Mann Whitney Statistical Test;
Number of schools in which he/she teaches - Group B	2	0.5	1	3	<0.0001^* * Mann Whitney Statistical Test;
Voice disorder - Group A	3.04	3.1	0	10	0.02^ Fisher’s exact test ; p <0.05
Voice disorder - Group B	5.21	2.8	0	10	0.02^ Fisher’s exact test ; p <0.05

Variable	Frequency	Group A		Group B		P-value
Variable	Frequency	Number	Percentage (%)	Number	Percentage	P-value
External vocal activities	never and rarely	16	69.5	13	56.5	0.27
External vocal activities	sometimes and always	7	30.4	10	43.4	0.27
Number of class hours per week	1 to 10 hours	23	100	0	0	<0.0001^* * Fisher's exact test; p <0.05
	11 to 20 hours	0	0	12	52.1
	21 to 30 hours	0	0	8	34.7
	31 to 40 hours	0	0	3	13.9

Variable	Parameters	Group A		Group B		p-value
Variable	Parameters	Number	Percentage (%)	Number	Percentage (%)	p-value
Noisy school	never and rarely	3	13.0	6	26.0	0.23
Noisy school	sometimes and always	20	86.9	17	73.9	0.23
Satisfactory acoustics	never and rarely	3	13.0	9	39.1	0.04^* * significant p-value if <0.05 – Fischer’s exact test
Satisfactory acoustics	sometimes and always	20	86.9	14	60.8
Dust	never and rarely	11	47.8	10	43.4	0.50
Dust	sometimes and always	12	52.1	13	56.5	0.50
Smoke	never and rarely	23	100	19	86.3	0.10
Smoke	sometimes and always	0	0	3	13.6	0.10
Pleasant temperature	never and rarely	3	13.6	9	39.1	0.04*
Pleasant temperature	sometimes and always	20	86.9	14	60.8	0.04*
Humidity	never and rarely	21	91.3	14	60.8	0.01*
Humidity	sometimes and always	2	8.7	9	39.1	0.01*
Adequate lighting	never and rarely	0	0	9	39.1	0.001*
Adequate lighting	sometimes and always	23	100	14	60.8	0.001*
School cleanliness	never and rarely	0	0	6	26.0	0.01*
School cleanliness	sometimes and always	23	100	17	73.9	0.01*
Adequate classroom size	never and rarely	2	8.7	3	13.0	0.50
Adequate classroom size	sometimes and always	21	91.3	20	86.9	0.50
Resting place	never and rarely	5	21.7	9	39.1	0.16
Resting place	sometimes and always	18	78.2	14	60.8	0.16

Variable	Parameters	Group A		Group B		p-value
Variable	Parameters	Number	Percentage (%)	Number	Percentage (%)	p-value
Good relationship with co-workers	never and rarely	0	0	0	0	-
Good relationship with co-workers	sometimes and always	23	100	23	100	-
Good relationship with school management	never and rarely	0	0	0	0	-
Good relationship with school management	sometimes and always	23	100	23	100	-
Good relationship with students	never and rarely	0	0	0	0	-
Good relationship with students	sometimes and always	23	100	23	100	-
Good relationship with the students’ parents	never and rarely	1	4.3	1	4.3	0.75
Good relationship with the students’ parents	sometimes and always	22	95.6	22	95.6	0.75
Constant supervision	never and rarely	3	13.6	3	13.6	0.63
Constant supervision	sometimes and always	20	86.9	20	86.9	0.63
Stressful work pace	never and rarely	8	34.7	5	21.7	0.25
Stressful work pace	sometimes and always	15	65.2	18	78.2	0.25
Appropriate working material	never and rarely	0	0	11	47.8	<0.0001^* * significant p-value if <0.05 – Fischer’s test
Appropriate working material	sometimes and always	23	100	12	52.1	<0.0001^* * significant p-value if <0.05 – Fischer’s test
Monotone work	never and rarely	20	86.9	12	52.1	0.01*
Monotone work	sometimes and always	3	13.6	11	47.8	0.01*
Time to perform activities at school	never and rarely	2	8.7	7	30.4	0.07
Time to perform activities at school	sometimes and always	21	91.3	16	69.5	0.07
Brings work home	never and rarely	1	4.3	2	8.7	0.50
Brings work home	sometimes and always	22	95.6	21	91.3	0.50
Job satisfaction	never and rarely	1	4.3	2	8.7	0.50
Job satisfaction	sometimes and always	22	95.6	21	91.3	0.50
Stress at work	never and rarely	1	4.3	2	8.7	0.50
Stress at work	sometimes and always	22	95.6	21	91.3	0.50
Work interferes with health	never and rarely	5	21.7	5	21.7	0.63
Work interferes with health	sometimes and always	18	78.2	18	78.2	0.63
Violence Against the teacher	never and rarely	20	86.9	20	86.9	0.30
Violence Against the teacher	sometimes and always	3	13.0	3	13.0	0.30

Variable	Parameters	Group A		Group B		p-value
Variable	Parameters	Number	Percentage (%)	Number	Percentage (%)	p-value
Screams	never and rarely	11	47.8	4	17.3	0.02*
Screams	sometimes and always	12	52.1	19	82.6	0.02*
Speaks a lot	never and rarely	2	8.7	1	4.3	0.5
Speaks a lot	sometimes and always	21	91.3	22	95.6	0.5
Speaks in open spaces	never and rarely	10	43.4	3	13.0	0.02*
Speaks in open spaces	sometimes and always	13	56.5	20	86.9	0.02*
Preserves voice	never and rarely	3	13.6	5	21.7	0.35
Preserves voice	sometimes and always	20	86.9	18	78.2	0.35
Received vocal guidance	never and rarely	19	82.6	11	47.8	0.01*
Received vocal guidance	sometimes and always	4	17.3	12	52.1	0.01*
Satisfaction with voice	never and rarely	5	21.7	7	30.4	0.36
Satisfaction with voice	sometimes and always	18	78.2	16	69.5	0.36
Calls in sick because of the voice	never and rarely	23	100	22	95.6	0.5
Calls in sick because of the voice	sometimes and always	0	0	1	4.3	0.5
Smokes	never and rarely	23	100	22	95.6	0.5
Smokes	sometimes and always	0	0	1	4.35	0.5
Drinks alcoholic beverages	never and rarely	13	56.5	17	73.9	0.17
Drinks alcoholic beverages	sometimes and always	10	43.4	6	26.0	0.17
Drinks water while using voice	never and rarely	4	17.3	4	17.3	0.65
Drinks water while using voice	sometimes and always	19	82.6	19	82.6	0.65

[1] Conflict of interests: nothing to declare.

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