Normative Values for the Voice Handicap Index-10

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)...

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Published inJournal of voice Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 462 - 465
Main Authors Arffa, Rachel E., Krishna, Priya, Gartner-Schmidt, Jacqueline, Rosen, Clark A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby, Inc 01.07.2012
Subjects
Diagnostic Tests
Female
Humans
Male
Otolaryngology
Quality of Life
Quality of life questionnaires
Reference Values
Severity of Illness Index
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
VHI
VHI-10
Voice
Voice Disorders
VHI-10
Voice
VHI
Quality of life questionnaires
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Summary: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 questionnaires. Outliers were defined as being more than three standard deviations above the mean. Analysis of 156 VHI questionnaires revealed a mean of 6.86 (SEM=0.79, SD=9.88) for the normative values. One hundred fifty-eight VHI-10 questionnaires were analyzed to show a mean of 2.83 (SEM=0.31, SD=3.93) for the normative values. This study offers normative data for the VHI-10 that has been missing in the literature. A VHI-10 score >11 should be considered abnormal.
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ISSN:0892-1997
1873-4588
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DOI:10.1016/j.jvoice.2011.04.006