Environmental Conditions of Dance Rooms and Its Impact on Dance Conservatories Teachers’ Health (an Andalusian Study)
| Autor: | Pedro Arezes, María Dolores Redel-Macías, Pilar Aparicio-Martínez, A.J. Cubero-Atienza, Carmen Del Rio |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidade do Minho |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Dance
occupational safety and health Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Applied psychology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences dance conservatory Occupational safety and health Article 03 medical and health sciences Health problems 0302 clinical medicine Noise exposure thermal conditions noise exposure Surveys and Questionnaires Stress (linguistics) Humans Dancing Sound (geography) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Class (computer programming) geography Science & Technology geography.geographical_feature_category Voice Disorders 4. Education Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030229 sport sciences Dance conservatory Sound health problems Thermal conditions Medicine Psychology Period (music) Music |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(10), 5319 (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Helvia. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Córdoba instname Volume 18 Issue 10 Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP Helvia: Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Córdoba Universidad de Córdoba International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 5319, p 5319 (2021) |
| Popis: | Dance teachers have to be in long hours dancing. That entails repetitive movements, loud live music, and as well as forcing their voices. These demands can implicate severe health problems and other kind of illness as discomfort, stress, etc. However, the Spanish Ministry of Health only recognize as professional disease for this line of work, the vocal nodules. For this reason, this research studies the health problems in dance teachers in Andalusia, correlating the results of a survey carried out in different conservatories from Andalusia with measurement of noise emissions levels, assessment of noise exposure, and assessment of thermal environment in the classes measuring the thermal environment variables. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study where the influence of several sounds, such as tapping, castanets, and live music, on the health of dance teachers, musicians, and singers during flamenco classes has been researched. Results showed a correlation between some diseases, such as stress and the high level of sound in the classes. The sound levels were well above those established by European regulations reaching values higher than 85 dB(A) as equivalent continuous sound levels during the class time. This European regulation is stablished for an 8 h/day period, five days per week. The thermal environments are no adequate for this activity, mainly for high temperatures in Cordoba during summer. To improve the current working conditions, some recommendations were given to reduce the number of class hours and establish rest shifts, provide more information on health risks, or renovate the floor of some classrooms. |
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