Voice Disorders among Academic Staff at King Saud University Medical College (Comparison between Basic Science and Clinical Staff)

Ahmed, Elaf E

doi:10.15406/joentr.2017.08.00233

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“…The results showed that the prevalence of voice disorder (as defined by this study) was more in professors with vocal complaints (29.12%) than in the general population (6). In 2017, Ahmed et al stated that 38.8% of university professors had abnormal voices (14). The difference between the frequencies of voice disorders reported by the present study and Ahmed et al (38.8%) could be due to differences in location, sample size, a cutoff point of the VHI in two languages, and gender fit of participants.…”

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“…Studies show that the voice problems of university professors should be studied in a separate group (4,13). A 2017 study by Ahmed et al reported an abnormal voice in 38.8% of participants in a population of university professors (14). In 2012, Higgins et al examined voice problems in university professors, stating that 45% of professors had voice problems, and all of these problems affected their communication.…”

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“…Research on voice problems among professors from different universities has not reported the same results on the prevalence of voice problems and related risk factors. For example, the prevalence of voice disorders in several studies at different universities has been 24%, 38.8%, 68.2%, and 73.8% (4,8,14,19). Therefore, investigating voice problems among professors of rehabilitation schools can explain the current situation to determine the need for further investigation to prevent and treat voice problems in this group of university professors.…”

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Voice Handicap Index in Iranian Rehabilitation Professors with and Without Vocal Complaints

Azari

Shavaki

Ghelichi

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Middle East J Rehabil Health Stud

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Background: University professors are a group of professional voice users who report more voice problems than the general population, which may affect their quality of life. The World Health Organization defines health as a multidimensional concept: "A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." The Voice Handicap Index (VHI) can assess university professors' vocal health even before having a voice problem. Objectives: We aimed to study the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) in Iranian rehabilitation professors with and without vocal complaints. Methods: This cross-sectional online study enrolled 235 professors (100 men and 135 women) from Iranian rehabilitation colleges selected through stratified random sampling. The inclusion criterion was being a university professor. The assessment tools included VHI and a four-part questionnaire about vocal complaints. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test checked the normality of quantitative data. The Mann-Whitney and chi-square tests compared the two groups. The data were analyzed by SPSS21 at a significance level of 0.05. Results: The rate of voice problems was significantly more in professors with vocal complaints (29.12%) than in those without complaints (9%), according to VHI30 (P < 0.001). The mean VHI differences between the two groups, with and without vocal complaints, were significant in the scores of the total scale (P < 0.000) and its subtests physical (P < 0.000), emotional (P < 0.000), and functional (P < 0.002). Some information was also obtained about vocal complaints in professors, including the frequency of nine vocal complaints. The frequency of the complaints was 64.1% for vocal fatigue, 61.2% for hoarseness, 24.3% for pain, 16.5% for breathy voice, 15.5% for strain, 13.6% for monotone voice, 11.7% for pitch breaks, 5.8% for aphonia, 4.9% tremor in professors with vocal complaints, 78.64% for the effect of vocal complaints on communication, and 72.8% (acute) and 27.2% (chronic) for the duration of vocal complaints. Conclusions: Iranian university professors of rehabilitation science with vocal complaints had higher VHI scores than those without vocal complaints, which shows they may be apt to voice problems. Vocal fatigue was the most common voice complaint, and voice tremor was the least. Also, most reported complaints were acute that affected professors' communication. In future research, it seems necessary to design comprehensive prevention and treatment programs focusing on the vocal health of professors in rehabilitation colleges.

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