Stella Forti1, Marianna Amico2, Annamaria Zambarbieri2, Annaclara Ciabatta2, Cristiana Assi2, Lorenzo Pignataro3, Giovanna Cantarella2. 1. Audiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: stella.forti@policlinico.mi.it. 2. Department of Otolaryngology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. 3. Department of Otolaryngology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health-University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Time consuming is an important aspect in assessing dysphonic patients. So, the English version of the Voice Handicap Index (VHI-30), a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 30 items used to evaluate patients' self-perception of voice problems, was reduced to 10 items (VHI-10) for clinical purposes. In 2010, an Italian version of VHI-30 was validated, now the aims of this study were to analyze the psychometric properties of an Italian version of VHI-10 and to evaluate its validity in a cohort of patients affected by organic or functional dysphonia. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. METHODS: The Italian version of the VHI-30 was submitted to 372 dysphonic participants and 120 healthy control subjects and was conducted again 2 weeks later. The 10 items constituting the VHI-10 were extracted from the VHI-30. For 73 dysphonic patients, the questionnaire was also administered after treatment. RESULTS: The scores of the control group were significantly lower with respect to all diagnostic subgroups (P<0.001). The Cronbach's α, test-retest, and Pearson's correlation index demonstrated high reliability and validity of the Italian VHI-10. The ratio of the VHI-10 and VHI-30 scores was higher than 0.333 in all subgroups. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that the Italian VHI-10 is a robust tool that can adequately represent and replace the VHI-30. The reported results support the use of the VHI-10 for the Italian population in clinical settings owing to its validity and rapid and simple use.
OBJECTIVE: Time consuming is an important aspect in assessing dysphonic patients. So, the English version of the Voice Handicap Index (VHI-30), a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 30 items used to evaluate patients' self-perception of voice problems, was reduced to 10 items (VHI-10) for clinical purposes. In 2010, an Italian version of VHI-30 was validated, now the aims of this study were to analyze the psychometric properties of an Italian version of VHI-10 and to evaluate its validity in a cohort of patients affected by organic or functional dysphonia. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. METHODS: The Italian version of the VHI-30 was submitted to 372 dysphonic participants and 120 healthy control subjects and was conducted again 2 weeks later. The 10 items constituting the VHI-10 were extracted from the VHI-30. For 73 dysphonic patients, the questionnaire was also administered after treatment. RESULTS: The scores of the control group were significantly lower with respect to all diagnostic subgroups (P<0.001). The Cronbach's α, test-retest, and Pearson's correlation index demonstrated high reliability and validity of the Italian VHI-10. The ratio of the VHI-10 and VHI-30 scores was higher than 0.333 in all subgroups. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that the Italian VHI-10 is a robust tool that can adequately represent and replace the VHI-30. The reported results support the use of the VHI-10 for the Italian population in clinical settings owing to its validity and rapid and simple use.
Authors: A Ricci Maccarini; M Stacchini; F Mozzanica; A Schindler; E Basile; G DE Rossi; P Woo; M Remacle; M Magnani Journal: Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital Date: 2018-06 Impact factor: 2.124
Authors: Andrea Colizza; Massimo Ralli; Arianna Di Stadio; Francesca Cambria; Federica Zoccali; Fabrizio Cialente; Diletta Angeletti; Antonio Greco; Marco de Vincentiis Journal: J Clin Med Date: 2022-08-14 Impact factor: 4.964