View in EDS PDF Full Text

A Vocal Hygiene Program for Mitigating the Effects of Occupational Vocal Demand in Primary School Teachers.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: A Vocal Hygiene Program for Mitigating the Effects of Occupational Vocal Demand in Primary School Teachers.
Authors: Kelly Jie Ying Lin1, Chan, Roger W.2,3 rogerwchan@126.com, Chia-Hsin Wu4, Sally Chien Hsin Liu5
Source: Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research. May2023, Vol. 66, p1525-1540. 16p.
Subject Terms: *Psychology of teachers, Lifestyles, Evaluation of human services programs, Analysis of variance, Human voice, Vocal cords, Hygiene, Descriptive statistics, Scale analysis (Psychology), Analysis of covariance, Questionnaires, Data analysis software
Abstract: Purpose: Teachers are occupational voice users with significant vocal demand. This study examined if a vocal hygiene program could mitigate the effects of occupational vocal demand in primary school teachers across 1 month. Method: Sixty female teachers participated, with 30 in an experimental group receiving vocal hygiene education plus daily home practice for 1 month and 30 in a control group with no intervention. Their vocal changes across the month were quantified with (a) acoustic measures on fundamental frequency (fo), vocal intensity, jitter and shimmer, harmonics-to-noise ratio, and smoothed cepstral peak prominence and (b) Voice Handicap Index (VHI-10) and Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) scores. Results: Analysis of covariance showed significantly larger changes (significant decreases) in conversational fo and in jitter for the experimental group relative to the control group. Post hoc pairwise comparisons following repeatedmeasures analysis of variance showed significant decreases in conversational fo and in jitter across the month for the experimental group. No significant differences in VHI-10 and VFI scores were found between the groups. Conclusions: Vocal demand–related changes in acoustic measures could be partially mitigated with the vocal hygiene program. Future studies with a more refined intervention program and more long-term follow-up are recommended to better understand the long-term benefits of vocal hygiene programs on primary school teachers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research is the property of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Education Research Complete
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: ehh
DbLabel: Education Research Complete
An: 163674951
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: A Vocal Hygiene Program for Mitigating the Effects of Occupational Vocal Demand in Primary School Teachers.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Kelly+Jie+Ying+Lin%22">Kelly Jie Ying Lin</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Chan%2C+Roger+W%2E%22">Chan, Roger W.</searchLink><relatesTo>2,3</relatesTo><i> rogerwchan@126.com</i><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Chia-Hsin+Wu%22">Chia-Hsin Wu</searchLink><relatesTo>4</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Sally+Chien+Hsin+Liu%22">Sally Chien Hsin Liu</searchLink><relatesTo>5</relatesTo>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Journal+of+Speech%2C+Language+%26+Hearing+Research%22">Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research</searchLink>. May2023, Vol. 66, p1525-1540. 16p.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subject Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: *<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Psychology+of+teachers%22">Psychology of teachers</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Lifestyles%22">Lifestyles</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Evaluation+of+human+services+programs%22">Evaluation of human services programs</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Analysis+of+variance%22">Analysis of variance</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Human+voice%22">Human voice</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Vocal+cords%22">Vocal cords</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Hygiene%22">Hygiene</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Descriptive+statistics%22">Descriptive statistics</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Scale+analysis+%28Psychology%29%22">Scale analysis (Psychology)</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Analysis+of+covariance%22">Analysis of covariance</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Questionnaires%22">Questionnaires</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Data+analysis+software%22">Data analysis software</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Purpose: Teachers are occupational voice users with significant vocal demand. This study examined if a vocal hygiene program could mitigate the effects of occupational vocal demand in primary school teachers across 1 month. Method: Sixty female teachers participated, with 30 in an experimental group receiving vocal hygiene education plus daily home practice for 1 month and 30 in a control group with no intervention. Their vocal changes across the month were quantified with (a) acoustic measures on fundamental frequency (fo), vocal intensity, jitter and shimmer, harmonics-to-noise ratio, and smoothed cepstral peak prominence and (b) Voice Handicap Index (VHI-10) and Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) scores. Results: Analysis of covariance showed significantly larger changes (significant decreases) in conversational fo and in jitter for the experimental group relative to the control group. Post hoc pairwise comparisons following repeatedmeasures analysis of variance showed significant decreases in conversational fo and in jitter across the month for the experimental group. No significant differences in VHI-10 and VFI scores were found between the groups. Conclusions: Vocal demand–related changes in acoustic measures could be partially mitigated with the vocal hygiene program. Future studies with a more refined intervention program and more long-term follow-up are recommended to better understand the long-term benefits of vocal hygiene programs on primary school teachers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research is the property of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=ehh&AN=163674951
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1044/2023_JSLHR-22-00490
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 16
        StartPage: 1525
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Psychology of teachers
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Lifestyles
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Evaluation of human services programs
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Analysis of variance
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Human voice
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Vocal cords
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Hygiene
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Descriptive statistics
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Scale analysis (Psychology)
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Analysis of covariance
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Questionnaires
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Data analysis software
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: A Vocal Hygiene Program for Mitigating the Effects of Occupational Vocal Demand in Primary School Teachers.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Kelly Jie Ying Lin
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Chan, Roger W.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Chia-Hsin Wu
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Sally Chien Hsin Liu
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 05
              Text: May2023
              Type: published
              Y: 2023
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 10924388
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 66
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research
              Type: main
ResultId 1