Communication competence and voice activity participation profile in teachers from the Brazilian Federal District with and without voice handicap

Melo, Dayane Cardoso de; Zambon, Fabiana; Behlau, Mara

doi:10.1590/2317-6431-2024-2932pt

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Original Article • Audiol., Commun. Res. 29 • 2024 • https://doi.org/10.1590/2317-6431-2024-2932en linkcopy

Communication competence and voice activity participation profile in teachers from the Brazilian Federal District with and without voice handicap

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Purpose To verify the self-evaluation of communication competence and the participation in vocal activities by teachers with and without voice handicap.

Methods A sample calculation was done to represent the 34.749 teachers of SEEDF. There were 111 teachers from different levels of teaching (infant, elementary and high school) in this study. The VHI-10 protocol, with a cutoff score of 7,5, was used to classify the teachers into two groups: a risk vocal group and a nonrisk vocal group. The teachers answered the SACCom protocol for the self-evaluation of communication competence and the VAPP protocol for the mensuration of how much a vocal problem constraints and limits different vocal activities. The results were analyzed and compared between both groups.

Results The risk vocal group presented lower scores of self-perception of communication competence in comparison to the non-risk vocal group (p=0,011) and higher values in every VAPP domain over the non-risk teachers group (p<0,001). Teachers with VAPP results above the cutoff values for the total score, additional activity limitation and participation restriction also obtained lower values in the SACCom (p=0.022; p<0.001; p=0.034).

Conclusion Teachers with vocal handicap evaluated themselves as less competent in their communication and faced higher limitations and restrictions in vocal activities. Teachers with limitations and restrictions in vocal activities also presented a worse self-assessment concerning communication competence.

Keywords:
Voice; Communication; Faculty; Surveys and questionnaires; Self-testing

Variables	Group				Total		X²	DF	p-value
	No handicap		With handicap		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex
Females	56	50.45	27	24.32	83	74.77	0.559	1	0.455
Males	21	18.91	7	6.3	28	25.22
Total	77	69.36	34	30.63	111	100
Teaching level
Preschool	12	10.81	2	1.8	14	12.61	4.39	3	0.222
Elementary school	40	36.03	15	13.51	55	49.54
Middle school	21	18.91	13	11.71	34	30.63
High school	4	3.6	4	3.6	8	7.2
Total	77	69.36	34	30.63	111	100
Voice complaints
Yes	13	11.71	29	26.12	42	37.83	46.93	1	<0.001*
No	64	57.65	5	4.5	69	62.16
Total	77	69.36	34	30.63	111	100

Variables	Mean	SD	Minimum	Maximum	Q₁	Median	Q₃	p-value
SACCom
GNH	88.88	10.57	65.30	100.00	79.20	90.40	100.00	0.011*
GWH	82.19	13.53	50.60	100.00	71.48	85.70	92.18	0.011*
Intensity of the voice problem
GNH	1.06	1.82	0.00	9.00	0.00	0.00	1.50	<0.001*
GWH	4.71	2.47	0.00	9.00	2.00	5.00	7.00	<0.001*
Social communication
GNH	0.51	1.90	0.00	11.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	<0.001*
GWH	8.12	9.32	0.00	33.00	0.00	4.50	16.25	<0.001*
Effects on the job
GNH	0.71	1.50	0.00	7.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	<0.001*
GWH	11.76	9.91	0.00	33.00	2.75	9.50	16.75	<0.001*
Daily communication
GNH	1.97	4.37	0.00	28.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	<0.001*
GWH	34.79	31.03	0.00	109.00	11.00	21.50	64.50	<0.001*
Emotion
GNH	1.40	4.48	0.00	28.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	<0.001*
GWH	21.50	19.44	0.00	63.00	4.00	17.00	33.75	<0.001*
Total VAPP
GNH	5.66	10.66	0.00	53.00	0.00	1.00	6.50	<0.001*
GWH	80.88	66.05	1.00	224.00	24.75	65.00	141.50	<0.001*
ALS
GNH	0.18	0.39	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	<0.001*
GWH	21.70	23.40	2.00	83.00	5.75	11.00	25.25	<0.001*
PRS
GNH	0.08	0.28	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	<0.001*
GWH	21.32	22.82	2.00	91.00	4.00	14.00	27.00	<0.001*

	GWH		GNH		Total		p-value
	n	%	n	%	n	%	p-value
Total VAPP
Affected	30	27.02	8	7.20	38	34.23	p<0.001*
Not affected	4	3.60	69	62.16	73	65.76
Total	34	30.63	77	69.36	111	100
ALS
With limitation	31	27.92	25	22.52	56	50.45	p<0.001*
No Limitation	3	2.70	52	46.84	55	49.54
Total	34	30.63	77	69.36	111	100
PRS
With restriction	28	25.22	13	11.71	41	36.93	p<0.001*
No restriction	6	5.40	64	57.65	70	63.06
Total	34	30.63	77	69.36	111	100

VAPP	SACCom
VAPP	Mean	SD	Minimum	Maximum	Q₁	Median	Q₃	p-value
Total
Affected	82.9	13.6	50.6	100	72.2	85.8	93.5	0.022*
Not affected	88.9	10.4	65.9	100	79.9	90.4	100
ALS
With limitation	82.8	12.9	50.6	100	73.1	84.6	92.2	<0.001*
No limitation	91	9.16	69.5	100	86.8	94.2	100
PRS
With restriction	83.4	13.3	50.6	100	73.4	86.6	94.2	0.034*
No restriction	88.8	10.6	65.3	100	80.1	90.4	100

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Statistically significant values (p < 0.005); X² = Pearson’s chi-square test; DF = degrees of freedom; < = less than

[2] Subtitle: n = absolute frequency; % = relative frequency