Voice Disorder and Burnout Syndrome in Teachers.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the association between burnout syndrome and the likely presence of voice disorders among teachers from a public elementary school in the country town of Sergipe.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study in which 208 teachers completed the following questionnaires: the Condition of Vocal Production-Teacher (CPV-P), the Screening Index for Voice Disorder (SIVD), and the Burnout Syndrome Evaluation Questionnaire (CESQT).

Results: Of the 208 teachers, 76.

Relationship between the presence of videolaryngoscopic signs suggestive of laryngopharyngeal reflux and voice disorders in teachers.

Objective: To analyze the relationship between the presence of videolaryngoscopic signs suggestive of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and voice disorder (VD) in teachers.

Methods: this is a cross-sectional study with convenience sample and inclusion criteria as subjects 18 years or older, be a teacher female, seek care with complaint of VD and/or LPR. The exclusion criteria included smoking and presence of respiratory changes.

Voice Campaigns in Brazil: Effective Practices in Health Education.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the health education practices used during Voice Campaigns in Brazil between 2005 and 2013.

Study Design: This was a descriptive retrospective research study.

Methods: We analyzed materials from 28 Voice Campaigns carried out between 2005 and 2013.

Condition of Vocal Production-Teacher questionnaire: comparison of responses on Likert scale and visual analog scale.

Purpose: To compare the responses related to vocal symptoms in two versions of the Vocal Production Condition - Teacher (CPV-T) questionnaire, with responses on a Likert scale and a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), in order to evaluate which is the best measurement method.

Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted with teachers with voice disorders during the period from July 2011 to July 2012. All teachers answered the CPV-T in two versions: with answers on a 4-point Likert scale and on a 50-mm VAS.

World Voice Day in news: analysis of reports on the Voice Campaign in Brazil.

Purpose: To analyze the television reports on the World Voice Day transmitted by Globo(r) TV.

Method: We researched television reports broadcasted by Globo(r) Network in regional television news programs from March 15 to April 20, 2013. For the data analysis, the Document Analysis technique was used.

Teachers' voice disorders and loss of work ability: a case-control study.

Background: Teachers constitute a profession with a high occurrence of voice disorders due to the occupation's intense vocal demands and unfavorable work environment.

Purpose: To identify the association between voice disorders and work ability among teachers from public schools in São Paulo, Brazil.

Methods: This is a case-control study.

Screening index for voice disorder (SIVD): development and validation.

Purpose: To develop and validate a score that can serve as a screening index for voice disorders in teachers.

Methods: The subjects of this study were 252 female teachers, with and without voice disorders (WVD and WOVD) from the public school system of São Paulo, Brazil. All subjects underwent medical and vocal evaluations and completed a questionnaire about experienced vocal symptoms.

Factors associated with voice disorders among teachers: a case-control study.

Purpose: We aimed at verifying an association between voice disorders/stress and loss of work ability among female teachers who work in São Paulo's public school system.

Methods: This is a paired case- control study. The case group was composed offiteachers with alterations in speech and larynges assessments, and the control group was formed by teachers without alterations in these evaluations who work in the same schools.

[Voice disorders related to job stress in teaching: a case-control study].

This case-control study aimed to test the association between voice disorders and job stress among public schoolteachers in São Paulo, Brazil. The groups consisted of teachers with (n = 165) and without (n = 105) voice-related complaints. Both groups answered the questionnaires Conditions of Vocal Production and Job Stress Scale.

Influence of abusive vocal habits, hydration, mastication, and sleep in the occurrence of vocal symptoms in teachers.

Some vocal disorders in teachers are associated with occupational factors, but there are few studies that analyze the influence of vocal habits, fluid intake, mastication, and sleep on these disorders. The objective was to analyze the occurrence of vocal fatigue, hoarseness, and dry throat in elementary and high school teachers and their association with vocal habits, fluid intake, mastication, and sleep. A sample of 422 elementary and secondary school teachers was studied using a specific questionnaire.