Self-reported voice disorders of teachers and indoor air quality in schools: a cross-sectional study in Finland.

IF 0.7 4区医学 Q4 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI:10.1080/14015439.2021.1953132

Hanna Vertanen-Greis, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Jukka Uitti, Tuula Putus

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Abstract

Objective: We aimed to study the association between self-reported voice disorders among teachers and indoor air quality in school buildings.

Methods: We performed a questionnaire study of 538 Finnish teachers working in 67 school buildings utilizing both perceived and technical evaluations; the agreement between these two assessments was also studied. The technical assessment was provided by technical experts.

Results: Teachers with voice disorders reported significantly more complaints from indoor air than those without voice disorders. The results also indicated a possible connection between the technical assessment and voice disorders. After adjustment for sex, stress and asthma, the prevalence of voice disorders was 47% higher in teachers working in renovated buildings compared to those working in the non-problem buildings (aRR1.47; CI 95% 1.11-1.95). The prevalence of voice disorders was 28% higher among teachers working in buildings with problems compared to those working in non-problem buildings (aRR 1.28; 95% CI 0.99-1.64).

Discussion: In our study, poor perceived indoor air was significantly associated with self-reported voice disorders in teachers and there was an agreement between the perceived and technical assessments. Our results also indicated a possible connection between the technical assessment and voice disorders. Our results imply the need for longitudinal research with technical assessment to study the effect of renovation on voice disorders.

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教师自我报告的声音障碍与学校室内空气质量:芬兰的一项横断面研究。

目的:研究教师自述语音障碍与学校室内空气质量的关系。方法:我们对在67所学校工作的538名芬兰教师进行了问卷调查，采用感知和技术评估;还研究了这两种评价的一致性。技术评估由技术专家提供。结果:有声音障碍的教师对室内空气的抱怨明显多于无声音障碍的教师。结果还表明，技术评估和声音障碍之间可能存在联系。在对性别、压力和哮喘因素进行调整后，在翻修过的建筑物中工作的教师的声音障碍患病率比在没有问题的建筑物中工作的教师高47% (aRR1.47;Ci 95% 1.11-1.95)。在有问题的建筑物中工作的教师的声音障碍患病率比在无问题建筑物中工作的教师高28% (aRR 1.28;95% ci 0.99-1.64)。讨论:在我们的研究中，感知到的室内空气质量差与教师自我报告的语音障碍显著相关，并且感知评估和技术评估之间存在一致。我们的研究结果还表明，技术评估和声音障碍之间可能存在联系。我们的研究结果表明，有必要通过纵向研究和技术评估来研究翻修对语音障碍的影响。

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Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology 医学-耳鼻喉科学

CiteScore

2.50

自引率

9.10%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology is an amalgamation of the former journals Scandinavian Journal of Logopedics & Phoniatrics and VOICE. The intention is to cover topics related to speech, language and voice pathology as well as normal voice function in its different aspects. The Journal covers a wide range of topics, including: Phonation and laryngeal physiology Speech and language development Voice disorders Clinical measurements of speech, language and voice Professional voice including singing Bilingualism Cleft lip and palate Dyslexia Fluency disorders Neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics Aphasia Motor speech disorders Voice rehabilitation of laryngectomees Augmentative and alternative communication Acoustics Dysphagia Publications may have the form of original articles, i.e. theoretical or methodological studies or empirical reports, of reviews of books and dissertations, as well as of short reports, of minor or ongoing studies or short notes, commenting on earlier published material. Submitted papers will be evaluated by referees with relevant expertise.