Abstract
Voice disorders are relatively common and can cause adverse effects, including reduced quality of life, increased absenteeism from work, and increased economic costs to the country. Teaching is a profession that uses voice as a primary tool, which puts a heavy demand on the teacher’s voice. Teachers have a higher rate of current voice problems than the general population. This study aimed to assess the prevalence, lifetime prevalence and association between psychosocial work factors and voice disorders and the mediation effect of psychological distress among secondary school teachers. This study was conducted in two phases. Phase 1 utilised secondary data from the CLUSTer study to examine the prevalence, lifetime prevalence, and association of work psychosocial factors with voice disorders mediated by psychological distress among secondary school teachers. Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling was used to build and analyse the proposed mediation model. Phase 2 involved external validation of the
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@phdthesis{drph-Patrick-Peng-Wee-Yao-2024,
title = {Impact of Psychosocial Work Factors and Voice Disorders Mediated by Psychological Distress Among Secondary School Teachers},
author = {Patrick Peng Wee Yao},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-12-18},
urldate = {2024-12-18},
school = {Universiti Malaya},
abstract = {Voice disorders are relatively common and can cause adverse effects, including reduced quality of life, increased absenteeism from work, and increased economic costs to the country. Teaching is a profession that uses voice as a primary tool, which puts a heavy demand on the teacher’s voice. Teachers have a higher rate of current voice problems than the general population. This study aimed to assess the prevalence, lifetime prevalence and association between psychosocial work factors and voice disorders and the mediation effect of psychological distress among secondary school teachers. This study was conducted in two phases. Phase 1 utilised secondary data from the CLUSTer study to examine the prevalence, lifetime prevalence, and association of work psychosocial factors with voice disorders mediated by psychological distress among secondary school teachers. Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling was used to build and analyse the proposed mediation model. Phase 2 involved external validation of the},
note = {Doctor of Public Health Thesis},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {phdthesis}
}
