Vocal Characterization of the students of the Department of Social Communication of the Federal University of Sergipe

Abstract

Introduction: this study provides interfaces between the speech and the area of social communication,contributing to the development of proposals for health promotion and vocal expressiveness improvement.Objective: To characterize the quality of life in voice, vocal health, expressive resources and vocalparameters in students of the Department of Mass Communication, Federal University of Sergipe. Materialand Method: Cross-sectional study of quantitative-qualitative approach, sample of 46 students, in whichthe instruments to assess the vocal profile were applied, Quality of Life in Voice; interview guide forgeneral health; assessment of voice and speech fluency; Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation ofVoice. Results: students have shown an average total V-RQOL scores was 83.33 ± 12.88; socioemotional90.72 ± 12.99; physical 78.29 ±14, a self evaluation of a “good to reasonably” voice. In female voicesthere is a association between high pitch, low loudness and bigger maximum phonation time fricative of/s/; in male voices low pitch, high loudness and abrupt vocal attack. In general sample there is statisticalassociation between modified diadochokinesia and mean elocution rate syllables/minute; emphasis andintonation. Conclusion: the students reported having vocal health, positive impact on quality of life,predisposing to laryngeal vocal parameters overload and natural use of prosodic features, implyingdemand for speech therapy and vocational training qualification, covering non-verbal features of speechand vocals.