Journal article
Voice problems among teachers: Differences by gender and teaching characteristics
Journal of voice, Vol.12(3), pp.328-334
1998
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(98)80022-2
PMID: 9763182
Abstract
This study describes the effects of teaching activities on voice problems in male (n = 274) and female teachers (n = 280). Over 38% of the teachers studied complained that teaching had an adverse impact on their voice and 39% of those had cut back teaching activities as a result. Compared to males, female teachers more frequently reported a voice problem (38% vs. 26%, p <.05), acute (p <.05), and chronic (p <.05) voice problems, six specific voice symptoms, and five symptoms of physical discomfort. However, there were no gender differences in the perception that a voice problem adversely affected their current or future teaching career. For every type of course taught, women had a higher probability of reporting voice problems compared to men: odds ratio (OR) = 1.7–2.l. Compared with other courses, the teaching of physical education also was associated with an increased risk of developing a voice problem (OR = 3.7, 95% CI: 1.4–9.4) independent of gender, age, hours/day, or years taught. This is the first study to show that in the same occupation, females report a higher frequency of vocal symptoms than males even when teaching characteristics and years employment are similar.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Voice problems among teachers: Differences by gender and teaching characteristics
- Creators
- Elaine Smith - Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine,University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.AH. Lester Kirchner - Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine,University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.AMargaretta Taylor - Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.AHenry Hoffman - Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.AJon H Lemke - Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine,University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of voice, Vol.12(3), pp.328-334
- Publisher
- Mosby, Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0892-1997(98)80022-2
- PMID
- 9763182
- ISSN
- 0892-1997
- eISSN
- 1873-4588
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1998
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Radiation Oncology; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984006334902771
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