ABSTRACT
Purpose:
to understand the self-perception of the glottic function and of the voice handicap in teachers and to identify if there is correlation and association between these two variables.
Methods:
a total of 78 teachers of both genders from the public school system, aged between 30 and 45, participated in the study. Voice Handicap Index - 10 (VHI-10) and Glottal Function Index (GFI) were used to collect data on school teachers. Chi-squared test and Spearman’s correlation test were applied to analyze the results, with a significance level of 5%.
Results:
a total of 78 teachers, average age of 40 years (standard deviation ± 8 years) participated in the study, twenty-five subjects (32%) being males and 53 (68%), females. The results of both questionnaires were significantly associated (p <0.01) and were strongly correlated (R = 0.76; p <0.01).
Conclusion:
the teachers of the study perceived voice handicap, mainly related to the difficulty of speaking in noisy environments, the sensation of voice break and the effort to speak. There was a statistically significant association and a strong correlation between the results of voice handicap and glottic function perceptions.
Keywords:
Faculty; Voice; Voice Disorders; Voice Quality; Teaching