Validation and Development of Vocal Fatigue Handicap Questionnaire for Koreans.

IF 2.5 4区医学 Q1 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Journal of Voice Pub Date : 2025-04-05 DOI:10.1016/j.jvoice.2025.03.014

DongWon Lim, GeunHyo Kim, JaeWon Kim, DaeIk Jang, Donghwan Yoon, YeonWoo Lee

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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to validate the Vocal Fatigue Handicap Questionnaire of the Korean version (VFHQ-K) in a Korean population.

Methods: Case group patients with voice problems (n = 95) and control group patients without voice problems (n = 25) participated in the study. They were asked to complete three questionnaires (Voice Handicap Index of the Korean version, VHI-K; Vocal Fatigue Index of Korean version, VFI-K; Vocal Fatigue Handicap Questionnaire of Korean version, VFHQ-K). Case group patients re-completed the VFHQ-K to assess test-retest reliability. Finally, to analyze the cut-off value of VFHQ-K for differentiating the case and control group, the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis was used.

Results: VFHQ-K scores for the case group were significantly higher than those for the control group. VFHQ-K scores were significantly correlated with VHI-K and VFI-K. The VFHQ-K had significant test-retest reliability, and its internal consistency was excellent (range of Cronbach alpha correlation coefficients: 0.932-0.979). The cut-off value for differentiating the case and control group was 16.0, with a sensitivity of 92.6% and a specificity of 92.0%.

Conclusion: Our findings demonstrated the VFHQ-K is a valid and reliable questionnaire and is expected to be useful in revealing symptoms on VF that are common in patients with dysphonia. Future studies with a larger sample size and various diagnosis types are required to further verify the clinical usefulness of the VFHQ.

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韩国人声带疲劳障碍问卷的编制与验证。

目的：本研究的目的是在韩国人群中验证韩国版声带疲劳障碍问卷（VFHQ-K）。方法：病例组有声音问题患者95例，对照组无声音问题患者25例。他们被要求完成三份调查问卷(韩国版语音障碍指数，VHI-K；韩国版VFI-K声乐疲劳指数；声带疲劳障碍问卷（韩文）。病例组患者重新完成VFHQ-K测试以评估重测信度。最后，采用受试者工作特征（receiver operating characteristic， ROC）分析VFHQ-K的临界值以区分病例和对照组。结果：病例组VFHQ-K评分明显高于对照组。VFHQ-K评分与VHI-K、VFI-K呈显著相关。VFHQ-K具有显著的重测信度，其内部一致性极好（Cronbach alpha相关系数范围：0.932 ~ 0.979）。区分病例与对照组的临界值为16.0，敏感性为92.6%，特异性为92.0%。结论：我们的研究结果表明VFHQ-K是一份有效和可靠的问卷，有望用于揭示语音障碍患者中常见的VF症状。未来的研究需要更大的样本量和不同的诊断类型来进一步验证VFHQ的临床实用性。

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Journal of Voice 医学-耳鼻喉科学

CiteScore

4.00

自引率

13.60%

发文量

395

审稿时长

59 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Voice is widely regarded as the world''s premiere journal for voice medicine and research. This peer-reviewed publication is listed in Index Medicus and is indexed by the Institute for Scientific Information. The journal contains articles written by experts throughout the world on all topics in voice sciences, voice medicine and surgery, and speech-language pathologists'' management of voice-related problems. The journal includes clinical articles, clinical research, and laboratory research. Members of the Foundation receive the journal as a benefit of membership.