TY  - JOUR
T1  - Salud vocal de docentes universitarios y condiciones acústicas en una universidad pública en Bogotá
A1  - Cantor Cutiva, Lady Catherine
PB  - Instituto de Altos Estudios en Salud Pública "Dr. Arnaldo Gabaldón"
YR  - 2009
UL  - http://biblioteca.ararteko.eus/Record/dialnet-ar-18-ART0000348690
AB  - Academic faculty are exposed to different work conditions that may affect their health, wellbeing, and quality of life. Among these are dysphonia and other speech-related health effects. Aim: to describe classroom acoustic conditions and the vocal health at a public university in Bogotá, Colombia. Methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 38 professors working in 25 different classrooms at three colleges in the university. Professors were randomly selected to maintain a 2:1 professor:classroom ratio. The protocol was reviewed and approved by the institutional ethics committee. Results: 39.5% of participants reported vocal problems, according to the GRIBAS scale. At College 1, 63.63% of classrooms exhibited poor acoustic conditions, according to the Total Acoustic Index; the corresponding percentages for Faculties 2 and 3 were 40% and 33.3%, respectively. Conclusions: This study suggests vocal health problems are prevalent among university faculty, as are poor acoustic conditions in classrooms. More detailed research in this area is needed.
KW  - Acústica
KW  - Docentes
KW  - Disfonía
KW  - Condiciones de trabajo
KW  - Acoustics
KW  - Faculty
KW  - Dysphonia
KW  - Working conditions
ER  -