Productivity costs associated to voice symptoms, low sleep quality, and stress among college professors during homeworking in times of COVID-19 Pandemic

Costos de productividad asociados a síntomas de voz, baja calidad del sueño y estrés en profesores universitarios durante el trabajo en casa en tiempos de COVID-19

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Productivity costs associated to voice symptoms, low sleep quality, and stress among college professors during homeworking in times of COVID-19 Pandemic. Rev. Investig. Innov. Cienc. Salud [Internet]. 2022 Apr. 28 [cited 2024 Dec. 21];4(1):4-15. Available from: https://riics.info/index.php/RCMC/article/view/131
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Ángela Patricia Atará-Piraquive
Departamento de Salud de Colectivos; Facultad de Enfermería; Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Bogotá; Colombia.
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1874-2462
    Bibiana Omaira Rute Sanabria
    Departamento de Salud de Colectivos; Facultad de Enfermería; Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Bogotá; Colombia.
      https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1988-2149
      Lady Catherine Cantor-Cutiva
      Communicative Sciences and Disorders Department; Michigan State University; East Lansing; USA.
        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4530-4345
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        Objective. To estimate the productivity reduction costs associated to self-reported voice symptoms, low sleep quality, and high stress levels among college professors during homeworking in times of COVID-19 pandemic.

        Methods. This cross-sectional study included fifty-eight college professors who reported their reduction in productivity at work due to self-perceived stress levels, sleep quality, and voice symptoms.

        Results. High stress levels were reported by 24% of the participants, whereas 19% reported voice symptoms, and 3% low sleep quality. Costs associated with the three conditions were calculated for twenty-nine subjects. Productivity costs associated with high stress levels were higher (COP$32.345.925) than those for voice symptoms (COP$1.872.703) and low sleep quality (COP$319.733).

        Conclusion: Productivity reduction costs were higher for professors who reported high levels of stress followed by participants with self-reported voice symptoms and low sleep quality, which highlight the importance of prioritizing activities to reduce stress levels and voice symptoms in workplace health promotion programs implemented in educational settings.

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