One-Year Follow-Up of a Vocal Hygiene Program for School-Age Children
Estella P-M Ma1, Harry K-H Leung2
1Voice Research Laboratory, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, China, estella.ma@hku.hk.
Objective:
This study investigated the effects of a school-based vocal hygiene education program "Green Voice for School" on promoting knowledge of healthy voice use for primary school students.
Methods:
Thirty-nine grade 4 and 5 students from local primary schools participated in the "Green Voice for School" program. Students received 6 weekly vocal hygiene training sessions with the aim of enhancing their voice care knowledge. Their voice care knowledge was assessed by a 15-item questionnaire. Students' voice care knowledge was examined before training, immediately after, and 1 year after completion of the program.
Results:
Students showed significant improvements in their voice care knowledge immediately after they received the vocal hygiene training sessions. Such improvements were maintained 1 year after the students completed training.
Conclusions:
The results suggest that "Green Voice for School", a school-based vocal hygiene education program, can be effective in promoting long-term improvements of voice care knowledge in school-age children.
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