Teachers' Perceptions of Voice Relative to their Occupation...
Survey for all teachers who teach preschool through high school (excluding college teachers/professors)
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1.
Would you consider yourself an occupational voice user?
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Yes
No
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Have you ever had training on vocal health and/or healthy voice use?
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Yes
No
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Do you feel that voice training for you and/or your teacher colleagues would be important?
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Yes
No
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Would you be interested in attending a training on healthy voice care and use?
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Yes
No
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Have you ever experienced hoarseness related to teaching/occupational voice use?
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Yes
No
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If you answered YES to question #5 about experiencing hoarseness, did you see a medical professional about this change in your voice?
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Yes
No
N/A (I did not answer YES to Question #5 about experiencing hoarseness)
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Have you ever been diagnosed with a voice disorder or vocal fold pathology?
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Yes
No
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Do you use amplification in your daily teaching/occupational voice duties?
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Yes
No
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9.
In general, has your voice changed since becoming a teacher?
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Yes
No
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10.
Do you think your vocal demands are too high?
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Yes
No
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11.
After a day of teaching, do you ever feel like you strained your voice and/or it required vocal “effort” to teach and/or it got “tired” after teaching?
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Yes
No
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12.
Do you believe that you are able to project your voice without using strain or tension?
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Yes
No
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13.
Approximately how many hours per day do you talk?
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0-3
4-7
8+
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14.
How many ounces of water per day do you drink?
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0-16oz
17-36oz
37-64oz
65-100oz
100+oz
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15.
Do you use a humidifier at night?
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Yes, I use it consistently
Yes, but I only use it sometimes
No I do not use it
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16.
Do you use steam inhalation?
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Yes, I use it consistently
Yes, but I only use it sometimes
No I do not use it
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17.
Do you use an ultrasonic nebulizer with 0.9% isotonic saline solution?
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Yes, I use it consistently
Yes, but I only use it sometimes
No, I do not use it
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18.
Do you clear your throat and/or cough “a lot”?
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Yes, I cough/clear my throat "a lot"
I cough/clear my throat sometimes
No I never cough/clear my throat
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19.
Besides teaching, do you use your voice significantly because of your personality/lifestyle and/or in other jobs?
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Yes
No
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20.
Do you agree that your voice has a significant impact on your students?
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Yes
No
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21.
Do you experience vocal fatigue because of your teaching profession?
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Yes
No
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22.
Does your voice get worse as the week goes on?
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Yes
No
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23.
Do you currently perform any vocal warm-ups or vocal exercises to optimize your vocal health and efficiency?
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Yes
No
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24.
Do you currently have any voice-related complaints?
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Yes
No
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25.
In what age range are you?
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22-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71+
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26.
Please indicate your sex
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Male
Female
Other
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27.
What age range of students do you teach (the majority of the time)?
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Preschool and/or Kindergarten
Primary School (Grades 1-5)
Secondary School/Middle School (Grades 6-7-8)
High School (Freshmen through Senior)
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We are conducting another study on teachers in the near future. It will involve development of a helpful protocol that aims to reduce vocal effort, vocal fatigue, and improve voice quality and use patterns overall. Please provide your email address if you are interested in being a part of it! We would love to have you...
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