title: A Comparative Study of Iranian Female Primary School Teachers' Quality of Life With and Without Voice Complaints.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  As the largest group of professional voice users, teachers are more likely to face voice disorders because of their specific job conditions. This study aimed to compare the quality of life in female teachers with and without voice complaints.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study of samples of primary school female teachers with (n = 60) and without (n = 60) voice disorders. All teachers were serving in Tehran, Iran. Professional background information was obtained through interviews, and quality of life was measured using the 36-item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire. A comparison was made between the study groups to analyze the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of teachers was 44 (standard deviation = 3.95) years. There were no significant differences between the two groups regarding their professional background. However, significant differences were observed between the two groups in all subscales of the 36-item Short Form Health Survey, including physical and social functioning, role limitations because of either physical or emotional problems, bodily pain, general health, vitality, and mental health (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings of this study point to the effect of voice complaint on quality of life and showed that teachers with voice complaints suffer from poor health-related quality of life. Therefore, both voice-specific and unspecific assessment methods are required for clinical diagnostics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ozra
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aghadoost
authors.affiliation: Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center, Department of Speech Therapy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Electronic address: neginmoradist@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Negin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moradi
authors.affiliation: Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aghadoost
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montazeri
authors.affiliation: Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center, Department of Speech Therapy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soltani
authors.affiliation: Islamic Azad University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saffari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007492:Iran; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D016272:Occupational Health; D011788:Quality of Life; D000070777:School Teachers / Q000523:psychology*; D012919:Social Behavior; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D014833:Voice Quality
keywords: Iranian female; primary school; quality of life; teachers; voice complaints