Conhecimento em cuidados vocais por indivíduos disfônicos e saudáveis de diferentes gerações

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the opinions of both dysphonic and vocally healthy individuals regarding the factors that affect their voices positively and negatively, analyzing them according to the generation to which the participants belong. Eight hundred sixty-six individuals (304 dysphonic and 562 vocally healthy; 196 men and 670 women) categorized by generation: 22 individuals in Silent Generation (1926/-/1945), 180 in Baby Boomers (1946/-/1964), 285 in Generation X (1965/-/1981), and 379 in Generation Y (1982/-/2003) responded to two open questions: "Cite five things that you believe are good/bad to your voice". Five thousand, two hundred sixty answers were identified (2478 positive and 2782 negative) and organized in 365 factors related to voice care. The three most prevalent positive and negative factors for each generation were as follows: Silent Generation - positive factors: 1 - water, honey and pomegranate, 2 - apple, and 3 - ginger tea, voice exercises and gargling; negative factors: 1 - cold drinks, 2 - excessive speaking, and 3 - alcoholic drinks, smoking and screaming; Baby Boomers - positive factors: 1 - water, 2 - apple, and 3 - sleeping well; negative factors: 1 - cold drinks, 2 - screaming, and 3 - smoking; Generation X - positive factors: 1 - water, 2 - apple, and 3 - vocal warm-up; negative factors: 1 - screaming, 2 - smoking, and 3 - alcoholic drinks; and Generation Y - positive factors: 1 - water, 2 - apple, and 3 - vocal warm-up; negative factors: 1 - screaming, 2 - smoking, and 3 - alcoholic drinks. The impact of generation was greater on the frequency of the responses than on their type. Water and apple were the most frequently cited positive factors for all the generations investigated, whereas screaming and smoking were the most frequently mentioned negative factors. Behavioral aspects related to popular beliefs were reported more frequently by the older generations.

Desenvolvimento e aplicação de um game sobre saúde e higiene vocal em adultos

“…Data collected from the application of the VoxPedia game and the self-assessment protocols and identification data provided by the respondents allowed us to study the knowledge about vocal care and the relationship with vocal self-assessment in this population. Thus, it was possible to know that, on average, the participants of this study do not report vocal disadvantage and have knowledge about vocal care (Table 1), corroborating the findings of previous surveys that have revealed that people have knowledge about factors and habits that can be healthy and harmful to their voice (4,5) .…”

“…In contrast, participants who scored below the cut-off value in the VHHQ obtained almost double the points in the VHI-10 compared to those who scored above the cut-off value ( Table 3). These data (Tables 2 and 3) suggest a directly proportional relation between vocal care knowledge and vocal health maintenance (4,7) , that is, the greater the knowledge about habits and factors that may benefit or impair vocal health, the better conditions people present to preserve their voice.…”

“…In general, people can identify the key external factors and habits that favor and impair voice health (4)(5)(6) , and are able to relate negative factors and habits to vocal symptoms (5) . In addition, greater knowledge about voice care has been associated with the ability of individuals to preserve the health of their voice (4,7,8) .…”

Risco vocal em pastores: quantidade de fala, intensidade vocal e conhecimentos sobre saúde e higiene vocal

“…The ease of access to information coupled with the universalization provided by the Internet favor expansion of knowledge and enable the search for information that may assist with voice self-care. In addition, some of this information has been widely known for several generations, such as the benefits of good voice hydration and the harmful effects of screaming and smoking (16) . However, occurrence of high scores does not mean absence of vocal impairment, but indicates presence of knowledge about the basic vocal health and hygiene standards (10) .…”

Teacher Voice Feature Extraction and Recognition Based on Health Belief Model

“…Their job is linked to the disease's cause. Teachers' long-term overloaded lectures, daily contact with chalk dust, and unscientific pronunciation methods cause the throat and pharyngeal mucosa to become congested and swollen due to the long-term impact of strong airflow, resulting in acute and chronic pharyngolaryngitis, vocal nodules, and vocal polyps, causing voice disorders that affect their work [3]. Teachers' education and teaching activities are information dissemination activities that are frequently disrupted by various "noises" that can come from both sides of the communication, communication channels, and the communication environment.…”