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The Voice Handicap Index (VHI)

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1997
To date, no instruments exist to quantify the psychosocial consequences of voice disorders. The aim of the present investigation was the development of a statistically robust Voice Handicap Index (VHI). An 85-item version of this instrument was administered to 65 consecutive patients seen in the Voice Clinic at Henry Ford Hospital.
Barbara H. Jacobson, Alex Johnson, Cynthia Grywalski, Alice Silbergleit, Gary Jacobson, Michael S. Benninger, Craig W. Newman   +6 more
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Adaptation and Validation of the Voice Handicap Index in Latvian

Journal of Voice, 2014
To establish psychometric indicators of the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) (Latvian version) and their relationship to the psychometric indicators of the original items.Parallel group design.The VHI was translated and adapted to Latvian. The translated version of the VHI (Lat-VHI) was completed by 54 patients with voice disorders and by 73 subjects without
Baiba, Trinite, Janis, Sokolovs
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Treatment Responsiveness of the Singing Voice Handicap Index

The Laryngoscope, 2008
AbstractObjectives/Hypothesis: To examine the responsiveness of the previously validated Singing Voice Handicap Index (SVHI) to treatment related changes in patients' singing voice.Study Design: Prospective.Methods: Thirty singing patients at a tertiary voice clinic prospectively completed the Voice Handicap Index and SVHI at their initial presentation,
Seth M, Cohen, David L, Witsell, Leda, Scearce, Gina, Vess, Caroline, Banka   +4 more
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Creation and Validation of the Singing Voice Handicap Index

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 2007
Objectives: We developed and validated a disorder-specific health status instrument (Singing Voice Handicap Index; SVHI) for use in patients with singing problems. Methods: Prospective instrument validation was performed.
Seth M, Cohen, Barbara H, Jacobson, C Gaelyn, Garrett, J Pieter, Noordzij, Michael G, Stewart, Albert, Attia, Robert H, Ossoff, Thomas F, Cleveland   +7 more
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Normative Values for the Voice Handicap Index-10

Journal of Voice, 2012
The objective of this study was to elucidate the normative values for the Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) questionnaire.VHI questionnaires were completed by 190 subjects without voice complaints. The results were then analyzed for mean, standard error of the mean (SEM), and standard deviation (SD) for both the original VHI and VHI-10 subset ...
Rachel E, Arffa, Priya, Krishna, Jacqueline, Gartner-Schmidt, Clark A, Rosen   +3 more
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Validation of the Voice Handicap Index Using Rasch Analysis

Journal of Voice, 2007
The Voice Handicap Index is a tool for measuring the psychosocial consequences of voice disorders and consists of three dimensions. Previous psychometric evaluation of the VHI focused on the classic evaluation of reliability and validity, which is sample dependent.
Bogaardt, H. C. A., Hakkesteegt, M. M., Grolman, W., Lindeboom, R.   +3 more
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Validation of the Italian version of the Singing Voice Handicap Index

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2013
Singers constitute a specific population that is particularly sensitive to vocal disability, which may have a higher impact on their quality of life compared to non-singers. A specific questionnaire, the Singing Voice Handicap Index (SVHI), was created and validated aimed to measure the physical, social, emotional and economic impacts of voice problems
G. Baracca, G. Cantarella, S. Forti, L. Pignataro, F. Fussi   +4 more
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[A proposal to adapt the voice handicap index to the singing voice].

Revue de laryngologie - otologie - rhinologie, 2006
The voice handicap index by Jacobson et al doesn't render the difficulties experienced by singers. The aim of this study is to adapt the V.H.I. to the singing voice and evaluate it's reliability and coherence. In order to obtain this first scale, we went through three stages.
D, Morsomme, Ch, Simon, J, Jamart, M, Remacle, I, Verduyckt   +4 more
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Validation of the Czech Version of the Voice Handicap Index

Journal of Voice
The present study aims to evaluate the reliability and construct validity of the Czech version of the Voice Handicap Index (VHI-CZ) and determine the cut-off value to distinguish dysphonic patients from nondysphonic individuals.Prospective study, Parallel group design.The study investigated 100 adult patients with dysphonia, divided into three groups ...
Jana Krtickova, Jan G. Svec, Jiri Haviger, Ketaki Vasant Phadke, Jakub Drsata, Lukas Skoloudik, Michal Homolac, Anna Svejdova, Jan Mejzlik, Lenka Hodacova, Viktor Chrobok   +10 more
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[Grading of the Voice Handicap Index].

HNO, 2009
The Voice Handicap Index (VHI) questionnaire is currently regarded as the gold standard for the measurement of subjective suffering caused by dysphonia. The object of this study was to show how to weight or grade the result yielded by the VHI. To this end, the result obtained with the VHI was graded against the external criterion of health-related ...
E, Grässel, U, Hoppe, F, Rosanowski
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