Prevalence of Voice Disorders in Teachers and the General Population
Google (United States) · University of Utah · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Over 3 million teachers in the United States use their voice as a primary tool of trade and are thought to be at higher risk for occupation-related voice disorders than the general population. However, estimates regarding the prevalence of voice disorders in teachers and the general population vary considerably. To determine the extent that teachers are at greater risk for voice disorders, 2,531 randomly selected participants from Iowa and Utah (1,243 teachers and 1,288 nonteachers) were interviewed by telephone using a voice disorder questionnaire. Prevalence-the number of cases per population at risk at a specific time-was determined. The prevalence of reporting a current voice problem was significantly…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 8.03
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 26
Authors
6- NRNelson RoyCorresponding
Google (United States), University of Utah
- RMRay M. Merrill
Brigham Young University, Google (United States)
- SLSusan L. Thibeault
Google (United States), University of Utah
- RPRahul Parsa
Google (United States), Drake University
- SDSteven D. Gray
Google (United States), University of Utah
Topics & keywords
- Voice Disorder
- Population
- Medicine
- Audiology
- Psychology
- Demography
- Environmental health
- Quality Education