COVID-19 and Remote Learning : Predictive Factors of Perceived Improvement or Worsening of the Voice in Brazilian Teachers

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OBJECTIVES: Given the transformations in teaching modalities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with vocal self-perception during the pandemic and to investigate the ability of selected variables to predict changes in vocal self-perception in teachers with professional vocal demands during the investigated period.

STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey.

METHOD: A total of 1,126 teachers of both genders (ages 19-78 years, average 43.23 years) who were participating in remote teaching activities using their voice answered the online questionnaire. To characterize vocal changes (improvement, worsening or no change), the teachers' self-assessment of their voice quality was considered; the association between the variables reported in the questionnaire and vocal changes was analyzed, as was the capacity of these variables for predicting voice changes.

RESULTS: Most of the teachers worked at a public school, reported having no previous voice changes or difficulties with their voice during online classes and indicated that they began to use their voice less often and with reduced intensity during the pandemic. Vocal demands were divided between teaching synchronous online classes, recording video lessons and participating in online meetings. Several variables were associated with voice improvement and worsening, and some had the capacity to predict voice changes: improvement in voice quality was associated with working in a public school or as an autonomous teacher, reduced voice use and, to a lesser extent, participating in online meetings, certain vocal habits and a reduction in vocal symptoms; worsening voice quality was associated with working in a private school, increased voice use, using the voice at a higher intensity, difficulty with the voice in online classes, vocal habits and vocal symptoms.

CONCLUSION: The context of remote education has changed the way teachers communicate during classes, and monitoring is necessary to ensure that necessary adaptations are made to preserve the voice and ensure effective communication.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation - 38(2024), 1 vom: 13. Jan., Seite 246.e27-246.e38

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nemr, Katia [VerfasserIn]
Simões-Zenari, Marcia [VerfasserIn]
Cologis, Vanessa Cássia de Almeida [VerfasserIn]
Martins, Glauciene Amaral [VerfasserIn]
Saito, Isabele Tiemi [VerfasserIn]
Gonçalves, Renata da Silva [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coronavirus
Journal Article
Pandemic
Self-assessment
Signs and symptoms
Teacher
Voice
Voice disorders

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Date Completed 22.01.2024

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.08.010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM331520974