Voice disorders in teachers and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

Introduction. Contemporary occupational diseases are increasingly expressed by function disorders, which include voice forcing workers to request a leave of absence from work and leading an incapacity perform their activities. Teachers have the higher prevalence vocal disorders among professionals who use voices professionally, is reported as second cause teaching absences in Brazil. Objective. To analyze environment organization aspects associated with development disorder teachers, according International Classification Functioning, Disability Health (ICF). Method. This study consisted two steps. Initially, integrative bibliographic review was performed search for references related topic LILACS, MEDLINE SCIELO databases, using health descriptors "voice disorders" "teachers". Then, selected articles were read full order identify factors compared theoretical framework ICF, possible indicators loss functioning capacity resulting disorders. Results. The presence dust noise most prevalent aspects. In turn, high demand lack autonomy identified work, well stress at situations violence school absences. Conclusion. As shown, described impact all components lead teacher work. ICF may contribute systematize quantify, standardized way, addition assisting public promotion policies prevention teachers. Keywords: voice; disorders; dysphonia; vocology; signs symptoms; teachers; worker's health; working environment; conditions; – ICF; speech; language hearing sciences.