PURPOSE: to observe the voice-related quality of life of teachers from the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (FMRP/USP), to describe their knowledge on vocal health, and to provide data that can motivate future actions for preventing and treating dysphonia. METHODS: data collection instrument was Quality of Life and Voice Protocol (QLV). It was also used a questionnaire that investigated vocal symptoms, vocal use and attitudes before the symptoms. RESULTS: 82% of the teachers who participated in the survey achieved scores equal to 100 for the socio-emotional domain, 38% for the physical domain and 38% for the total score. A large portion (31%) believe his voice "very good" but it must be considered that 26% of respondents did not examine their voice. Regarding the question about the attitudes that teachers take before a vocal problem, 53% reported decrease in the use of voice. The higher incidence of symptoms reported by teachers was dry throat, cough and voice loss. CONCLUSION: this study showed reports of voice satisfaction and high quality of life, but there was a high prevalence of vocal symptoms, demonstrating the need for preventive actions and voice education for these university teachers.
Voice; Faculty; Quality of Life; Occupational Health
