Singing Style, Vocal Habits, and General Health of Professional Singers

Introduction: For the singer, the voice is a medium used to express feelings that capture the listener. Every singing style has specific demands, and a vocal alteration may prevent the singer from meeting them. Objective: To compare the singing style, the vocal habits, and the general health data of professional singers. Methods: Cross-sectional, quantitative and retrospective study of a survey database. Data on the singing style, the vocal habits, and the health conditions and history of 57 professional singers, 31 female singers and 26 male singers, aged from 19 to 57 years old (average of 32 years old), from a mid-sized town were analyzed. Results: There was a prevalence of female (54 ± 2%) popular singers (91 ± 2%), in the adult age (51 ± 2%), nonsmokers (89 ± 2%), nonusers of alcohol (77 ± 2%), with respiratory problems (53 ± 2%), mainly rhinitis (23 ± 2%), and without other health problems. There was a significant use of alcohol in males ( p = 0.010); among the alcohol users, there was a significant presence of respiratory problems ( p = 0.046), of pharyngitis/tonsillitis ( p = 0.003), and of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) ( p = 0.043); there was a significant presence of GER in subjects reporting endocrine problems ( p = 0.023), of gastritis ( p = 0.023), and of pharyngitis/tonsillitis ( p = 0.030). Conclusion: There was a predominance of adult professional popular female singers, with complaints of respiratory issues (with a higher prevalence of rhinitis), without other general health issues, of nonsmokers, and of nonusers of alcohol (AU)

Singing Style, Vocal Habits, and General Health of Professional Singers.

Introduction For the singer, the voice is a medium used to express feelings that capture the listener. Every singing style has specific demands, and a vocal alteration may prevent the singer from meeting them. Objective To compare the singing style, the vocal habits, and the general health data of professional singers. Methods Cross-sectional, quantitative and retrospective study of a survey database. Data on the singing style, the vocal habits, and the health conditions and history of 57 professional singers, 31 female singers and 26 male singers, aged from 19 to 57 years old (average of 32 years old), from a mid-sized town were analyzed Results There was a prevalence of female (54 ± 2%) popular singers (91 ± 2%), in the adult age (51 ± 2%), nonsmokers (89 ± 2%), nonusers of alcohol (77 ± 2%), with respiratory problems (53 ± 2%), mainly rhinitis (23 ± 2%), and without other health problems. There was a significant use of alcohol in males ( p = 0.010); among the alcohol users, there was a significant presence of respiratory problems ( p = 0.046), of pharyngitis/tonsillitis ( p = 0.003), and of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) ( p = 0.043); there was a significant presence of GER in subjects reporting endocrine problems ( p = 0.023), of gastritis ( p = 0.023), and of pharyngitis/tonsillitis ( p = 0.030). Conclusion There was a predominance of adult professional popular female singers, with complaints of respiratory issues (with a higher prevalence of rhinitis), without other general health issues, of nonsmokers, and of nonusers of alcohol.

Mapeamento das atividades de Enfermagem relacionado ao diagnóstico: atraso no crescimento e desenvolvimento / Mapping of nursing activities related to diagnosis: delayed growth and development

Objetivo: mapear atividades de enfermagem relacionadas ao diagnóstico "atraso no crescimento e no desenvolvimento" da NANDA-I e compará-las com as atividades preconizadas pela Classificação de Intervenções em Enfermagem. Métodos: estudo quantitativo realizado com enfermeiros da Atenção Básica. Foram coletadas variáveis de identificação profissional e uma relação das características definidoras do diagnóstico em estudo para que os enfermeiros listassem as atividades de enfermagem. Resultados: todos os participantes eram do sexo feminino, com idade média de 42,2 anos, e de 8,2 anos de exercício na atenção básica. Listaram-se 42 atividades de enfermagem, as quais foram comparadas com quatro intervenções de enfermagem: 1) melhora do desenvolvimento infantil; 2) cuidados com o desenvolvimento; 3) melhora do desenvolvimento: adolescente; 4) orientação aos pais: educando os filhos. Conclusão: a maioria das atividades de enfermagem desenvolvida pelos participantes corresponde ao preconizado pela Classificação de Intervenções em Enfermagem (AU).