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Table 5 Comparison between the total scores of the questionnaire on self-perception of voice fatigue and its sub-items with face mask and without face mask

From: The effect of wearing face masks on voice and intelligibility of speech during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

With face mask

Without face mask

P value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Total score of tiredness of voice

5.03

2.45

3.09

2.02

 < 0.001*

Total score of physical discomfort

1.81

1.44

1.20

1.29

 < 0.001*

Score of improvement of voice after rest

0.28

0.59

0.17

0.48

0.005*

Total score of self-perception of voice fatigue

7.12

3.48

4.46

3.01

 < 0.001*

  1. *Significant p value < 0.05, SD standard deviation