Working conditions, vocal health and work ability in teachers: an integrative review
Condiciones de trabajo, salud vocal y capacidad laboral en profesores: una revision integradora
Harold Zamir Taborda-Osorio , Luis Miguel Cárdenas-Castellanos
Abstract
Introduction: Work Ability (WA) is the balance between job demands and a worker's individual resources to satisfy those demands. Teachers who have health problems related to
musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and respiratory diseases (RD) have their WA affected.
Objective: To understand the relationship between working conditions, vocal health, and WA in teaching work according to literature.
Methods: An integrative review was carried out with a search of the scientific literature in 7 databases: Medline Complete, Proquest, Pubmed, Sciencedirect, Scopus, Virtual Health Library (VHL) and Web of Science (WOS). Original studies in Spanish, English and Portuguese related to the topic were included.
Results: 7 studies were analyzed in this review. Results show Giannini and Vertanen-Greis as the main authors who have published about the topic. 100% of the studies of this review have investigated the topic in primary and secondary teachers. Teachers with voice problems are almost three times more likely to lose their WA than those without voice problems, and there is a stronger association between loss of WA and voice problems.
Conclusions: Studies related to working conditions, vocal health and WA in teaching work are recent and the evidence is scarce. To date, greater decreases in WA have been found in teachers who report high levels of stress, poor air quality, and have a diagnosed voice problem.
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Resumen
Introducción: La Capacidad Laboral (CL) es el equilibrio entre las demandas laborales y los recursos individuales de un trabajador para satisfacer esas demandas. Los profesores que tienen problemas de salud relacionados con trastornos musculoesqueléticos (TME) y enfermedades respiratorias (ER) tienen afectada su CL.
Objetivo: Comprender la relación entre las condiciones de trabajo, la salud vocal y la CL en la labor docente según la literatura.
Métodos: Se realizó una revisión integrativa con búsqueda de la literatura científica en 7 bases de datos: Medline Complete, Proquest, Pubmed, Sciencedirect, Scopus, Biblioteca Virtual en Salud (BVS) y Web of Science (WOS). Se incluyeron estudios originales en español, inglés y portugués relacionados con el tema.
Resultados: En esta revisión se analizaron 7 estudios. Los resultados muestran a Giannini y Vertanen-Greis como los principales autores que han publicado sobre el tema. El 100% de los estudios de esta revisión han investigado el tema en profesores de primaria y secundaria. Los profesores con problemas de voz tienen casi tres veces más probabilidades de perder su CL que aquellos sin problemas de voz, y existe una asociación más fuerte entre la pérdida de la CL y los problemas de voz.
Conclusiones: Los estudios relacionados con las condiciones laborales, la salud vocal y la CL en la labor docente son recientes y la evidencia es escasa. Hasta la fecha, se han encontrado mayor disminución en la CL en profesores que reportan altos niveles de estrés, mala calidad del aire y tienen un problema de voz diagnosticado.
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Submitted date:
08/10/2024
Reviewed date:
11/07/2024
Accepted date:
11/18/2024
Publication date:
11/18/2024
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