Aspectos vocais e emocionais relacionados á restrição das atividades de canto em coralistas amadores durante a pandemia COVID -19

Abstract

Introduction: In the year 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic was decreed. From the need to contain the virus, preventive measures such as social distancing were adopted in many countries. In this context, the reality of a significant part of the world's population, including musicians and artists in general, has changed drastically, affecting the routine of these individuals in different ways. Objective: To investigate vocal and emotional aspects related to restriction of singing activities in amateur choristers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional analytical descriptive study of a quantitative nature. For data collection, an initial characteriza-tion questionnaire, the Modern Singing Handicap Index (IDCM) protocol and the SRQ-20, ad-aptation of the Self Reporting Questionnaire, were used, all of which are available through an online platform. The research sample consisted of 48 participants belonging to amateur choirs from two higher education institutions in Paraíba. Results: The means of the total score of the IDCM and SRQ-20 were high and were positively correlated with each other. There was no difference between IDCM and SRQ-20 instrument scores between individuals who had and did not have Covid-19. Individuals who stated that the answers offered in this research were influ-enced by the social restriction caused by the pandemic had significantly higher scores than individuals who did not make this statement. There is no correlation with singing time and vocal handicap and the presence of symptoms of mental disorders, measured by the IDCM and SRQ-20, respectively. Choir singers who maintained their singing activities individually or collec-tively had less vocal and emotional damage. Conclusion: Amateur choristers reported vocal disadvantage and psychic symptoms possibly related to social restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The rates observed, however, are not associated with the virus infection itself, but specifically with the limitations imposed by the social restriction resulting from the pandemic period.