Validation and Development of Voice Handicap Index-Throat for Koreans.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study aimed to develop, validate, and analyze the reliability of the Korean version of the Voice Handicap Index-Throat (VHI-Tk).

Methods

This prospective study included 103 patients in the case group with voice problems (18 with functional dysphonia, 44 with mass in the larynx, 18 with neurological voice disorder, 23 with throat problems) and 27 in the control group without voice problems. All participants completed these questionnaires at their initial visit: the Korean version of the Voice Handicap Index (K-VHI), VHI-Tk, and the Korean version of the Voice Symptom Scale (K-VoiSS). Case group patients in the case group recompleted the VHI-Tk questionnaire to assess test-retest reliability. Finally, a one-way analysis of variance was implemented to assess d

SUBMITTER: Lee Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11309076 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature