Estado vocal en los docentes de artes escénicas y artes musicales en la Universidad de Cuenca, 2024,2025

Abstract

Background: The human voice is the main means of verbal communication among people. For teachers, it is a key tool for their daily work, as it facilitates teaching and learning. However, daily use of the voice exposes them to vocal overuse and affects their profesional performance, leading to physical and emotional functional consequences; therefore, it is important to avoid these behaviors. General Objective: To determine the vocal status of teachers of the Performing Arts and Musical Arts majors at the University of Cuenca, in 2024,2025. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at the University of Cuenca School of Arts, featuring 46 teachers. Informed consent, a data collection questionnaire, and the Voice Handicap Index (qualitative) test were used, classified in mild, moderate, and severe ranges. Data collected was processed using IBM SPSS 29, and the analysis and tabulation was also carried out. Results: 65,2% of the teachers were males, while 34,8%were females; males had more harmful voice habits. On the other hand, 73,9% of the particiánts reported mild vocal status, 21,7% moderate, and 4,3% severe. Conclusions: There is a higher percentage of vocal alteration, meaning that the aforementioned university teachers show poor voice care.