Performer's Attitudes Toward Seeking Health Care for Voice Issues: Understanding the Barriers

Health Information-Seeking Behaviors Among Classically Trained Singers

“…11 However, the rates of coverage observed in this study (singers at 80.13% and controls at 87.76%) were roughly consistent with the 84.6% rate identified in 2008 in the general US population and the identical 84.6% rate identified among Midwestern US residents in the same year. 12 The way in which singers access voice-related medical services revealed a stark contrast with nonsinging controls.…”

Voice Disorders in Primary School Teachers and Barriers to Care

“…The questionnaire (Appendix) was divided into three sections: demographic information, personal voice health, and barriers to care using a five-point Likert scale similar to that used by Gilman et al 12 The demographic information section included various multiple choice questions on personal information, such as age, gender, and ethnicity, as well as various questions regarding the work environment in which they teach, including class size and grades taught, hours taught per day, and discipline methods. The second section included a series of multiple choice questions pertaining to personal health, such as frequency of visiting his or her primary care physician (PCP), incidence of personal dysphonia, how voice problems affect work performance, and interventions that the participant may have tried to treat his or her dysphonia.…”

“…Many of these questions were based on anecdotal complaints from patients in a tertiary care voice clinic or modified from previously published surveys exploring barriers to care for dysphonia. 12,13 A five-point Likert scale was used, in which a ''1'' represented ''strongly agree,'' a ''2'' represented ''agree,'' a ''3'' represented ''not sure,'' a ''4'' represented ''disagree,'' and a ''5'' represented ''strongly disagree.'' For reporting purposes, responses of ''strongly agree'' and ''agree'' as well as ''strongly disagree'' and ''disagree'' were paired together.…”

“…[9][10][11] Although explorations of treatment-seeking behavior for dysphonia have recently been recognized as important areas of research, they have focused on singers or the elderly. [12][13][14] Yet, little is known about why teachers are not seeking care for their voice disorders. Our hypothesis is that there are multiple barriers preventing teachers from obtaining professional help.…”

Condições de trabalho e uso profissional da voz de cantores de bandas de baile

“…The subjects are not pro-active in taking care of their voices 23 . The importance of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) care for this category should be stressed, as the SLP is the reference professional regarding voice care and promotion of vocal health…”