Communication and Swallowing Disorders Unit, ORL Department, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Jun 1;41(3):189-99.
The teaching voice and its impact on the teaching profession have gained a special interest in several studies that are concerned with occupational voice disorders. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of voice problems among teachers in Riyadh city through studying the association between Voice Handicap Index (VHI) scores and different factors believed to have an influence on voice.
Cross-sectional study.
The Arabic VHI and a general questionnaire about voice disorders were distributed to a random sample of Saudi teachers in Riyadh city. The study included 416 teachers with a mean age of 34.3 ± 5.2 years. Statistical differences between the VHI scores of the teachers regarding different variables related to the teaching profession were investigated.
Thirty-three percent of teachers in Riyadh city reported having voice problems. Teachers who reported the presence of certain living habits, teaching characteristics, and voice-related symptoms had significantly higher VHI scores compared to other teachers.
Voice problems seem to be a prevalent disorder among teachers in Riyadh city. Such a condition could have a negative impact on the teaching profession. There appear to be many risk factors that can significantly affect the voice quality of teachers.
在关注职业性嗓音障碍的多项研究中，教学嗓音及其对教学行业的影响引起了特别关注。本研究旨在通过研究嗓音障碍指数（VHI）评分与被认为可能对嗓音产生影响的不同因素之间的关系，来探讨利雅得市教师的嗓音问题发生率。
横断面研究。
向利雅得市的沙特教师随机样本发放阿拉伯语 VHI 和一份关于嗓音障碍的一般问卷。该研究纳入了 416 名年龄 34.3 ± 5.2 岁的教师。研究调查了与教学职业相关的不同变量中，教师 VHI 评分之间的统计学差异。
利雅得市 33%的教师报告存在嗓音问题。与其他教师相比，报告存在某些生活习惯、教学特征和嗓音相关症状的教师，其 VHI 评分显著更高。
嗓音问题似乎是利雅得市教师中普遍存在的一种障碍。这种情况可能对教学行业产生负面影响。似乎存在许多可显著影响教师嗓音质量的危险因素。
