Vocal fatigue perceived in remote working by teachers of different school grades during COVID-19 pandemic

• Published in: Auris, nasus, larynx Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 450 - 457
• Main Authors: Cantarella, Giovanna, Negri, Luca, Bernardelli, Giuseppina, Nitro, Letizia, Aldè, Mirko, Pignataro, Lorenzo, Fave, Antonella Delle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2023; Japanese Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. Published by Elsevier B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Classroom teaching; Communicable Disease Control; Coronavirus; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Occupational Diseases - diagnosis; Occupational Diseases - epidemiology; Original; Otolaryngology; Pandemics; Remote teaching; School teachers; Schools; Surveys and Questionnaires; Teleworking; Voice disorders; Voice Disorders - diagnosis; Voice Disorders - epidemiology; Voice fatigue; COVID-19; Voice fatigue; Coronavirus; Voice disorders; School teachers; Classroom teaching; Remote teaching
• ISSN: 0385-8146; 1879-1476; 1879-1476
• DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2022.08.009

Teachers have an increased prevalence of voice disorders. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of remote teaching on perceived voice fatigue among Italian teachers of all grades during the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. s The participants were 195 female teachers (Mage=48.77; SD...