Speech-Language Pathology Department, Universidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS, Lagarto, Sergipe, Brazil; Associate Postgraduate Program in Speech-Language Pathology, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB. Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
Speech-Language Pathology Department, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste - UNICENTRO, Irati, Parana, Brazil; Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Program in Community Development, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste - UNICENTRO, Irati, Parana, Brazil.
J Voice. 2022 Nov;36(6):878.e1-878.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.09.006. Epub 2020 Oct 1.
To analyze the vocal self-perception of individuals who wore face masks for essential activities and those who wore them for professional and essential activities during the coronavirus disease pandemic.
This was an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. The study included 468 individuals who were stratified into two groups: the Working Group, comprising individuals who wore face masks for professional and essential activities during the pandemic; and the Essential Activities Group, with individuals who wore face masks only for essential activities during the pandemic. The outcome measures tested were self-perception of vocal fatigue, vocal tract discomfort, vocal effort, speech intelligibility, auditory feedback, and coordination between speech and breathing. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed.
Face masks increased the perception of vocal effort, difficulty in speech intelligibility, auditory feedback, and difficulty in coordinating speech and breathing, irrespective of usage. Individuals who wore face masks for professional and essential activities had a greater perception of symptoms of vocal fatigue and discomfort, vocal effort, difficulties in speech intelligibility, and in coordinating speech and breathing.
Use of face masks increases the perception of vocal symptoms and discomfort, especially in individuals who wore it for professional and essential activities.
分析在冠状病毒病大流行期间，因基本活动而佩戴口罩和因专业及基本活动而佩戴口罩的个体的嗓音自我感知。
这是一项观察性、描述性、横断面研究。研究纳入了 468 名个体，将其分为两组：工作组成员，即在大流行期间因专业和基本活动而佩戴口罩的个体；以及基本活动组成员，即在大流行期间仅因基本活动而佩戴口罩的个体。测试的结局指标为嗓音疲劳、嗓音不适、发声努力、言语可懂度、听觉反馈和言语与呼吸协调性的自我感知。进行了描述性和推断性统计分析。
无论使用何种口罩，都会增加发声努力、言语可懂度降低、听觉反馈和言语与呼吸协调性困难的感知。因专业和基本活动而佩戴口罩的个体对嗓音疲劳和不适、发声努力、言语可懂度降低以及言语与呼吸协调性困难的感知更为强烈。
使用口罩会增加嗓音症状和不适的感知，尤其是在因专业及基本活动而佩戴口罩的个体中。
