Voice handicap prevalence among healthcare workers in China and Indonesia

IF 3.4 2区物理与天体物理 Q1 ACOUSTICS

Applied Acoustics Pub Date : 2024-09-27 DOI:10.1016/j.apacoust.2024.110310

Ziwei Song , Pyoung Jik Lee , Sugeng Joko Sarwono , Nurul Hidayati

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Abstract

This study investigated the prevalence of voice disorders among healthcare workers in China and Indonesia. A questionnaire was administered to 721 healthcare workers, with 411 from China and 310 from Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The questionnaire assessed vocal-related symptoms, perceived voice handicap, frequently heard noise sources, and the quality of communications. The results revealed that the most frequently reported symptoms were ‘voice tiredness’ (20.5 %) and ‘clearing the throat’ (18.3 %). Specifically, 19.4 % of Chinese healthcare workers experienced voice-related symptoms, whereas only 6.3 % of Indonesians reported such symptoms. Longer working hours and working years were significantly associated with voice-related symptoms. Furthermore, the healthcare workers in China and Indonesia both reported mild (<30) voice disorders based on the Voice Handicap Index (VHI-30). Approximately one-fourth (23.8 %) of healthcare workers in China had VHI-30 scores exceeding 30, compared to only 7 % in Indonesia. The differences in vocal-related symptoms and voice handicap between the two countries were significant. Healthcare workers with 50–60 working hours per week exhibited higher scores than those working 40–50 h per week in both countries. Additionally, communication quality and the severity of voice problems for healthcare workers in China were worse than in Indonesia during the pandemic.

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中国和印度尼西亚医护人员的嗓音障碍发生率

本研究调查了中国和印度尼西亚医护人员的嗓音疾病患病率。在 COVID-19 大流行期间，研究人员对 721 名医护人员进行了问卷调查，其中 411 人来自中国，310 人来自印度尼西亚。问卷评估了与嗓音相关的症状、嗓音障碍感知、常听到的噪音源以及沟通质量。结果显示，最常报告的症状是 "嗓子累"（20.5%）和 "清嗓子"（18.3%）。具体而言，19.4% 的中国医护人员出现过与嗓音相关的症状，而只有 6.3% 的印尼医护人员出现过此类症状。较长的工作时间和工作年限与嗓音相关症状明显相关。此外，根据嗓音障碍指数（VHI-30），中国和印尼的医护人员都有轻微（30）的嗓音障碍。中国约有四分之一（23.8%）的医护人员的嗓音障碍指数（VHI-30）超过 30 分，而印尼只有 7%。两国在嗓音相关症状和嗓音障碍方面存在显著差异。在两国，每周工作 50-60 小时的医护人员比每周工作 40-50 小时的医护人员得分更高。此外，在大流行期间，中国医护人员的沟通质量和嗓音问题的严重程度都比印尼差。

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Applied Acoustics 物理-声学

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

11.80%

发文量

618

审稿时长

7.5 months

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