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Validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability of the Montenegrin 10-item Voice Handicap Index Cover

Validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability of the Montenegrin 10-item Voice Handicap Index

By: Elvir Zvrko and  Muhedin Kadić  
Open Access
|Jul 2022

Figures & Tables

Internal consistency of the Montenegrin Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) in patient and control groups by item (Cronbach’s alpha)

VHI-10Q-1Q-2Q-3Q-4Q-5Q-6Q-7Q-8Q-9Q-10
Patient group0.940.940.930.930.920.940.920.930.920.920.93
Control group0.850.810.810.830.830.830.820.870.830.850.85
All0.970.960.960.960.960.970.960.960.960.940.97

Scores of the Montenegrin Voice Handicap Index 10 (VHI-10) in relation to patient self-assessed severity of voice complaints

Control group (n=50) Patient group (n=50)
Disorder severityNone/MildNone/MildModerateSevereOverall
Self-assessed single-item score (N of participants/total)50/5015/5024/5011/5050/50
VHI-10 score (mean±SD)2.3±2.512.5±3.321.6±3.431.5±2.921.1±7.6
VHI-10 score range0–108–1817–2827–378–37

The Montenegrin version of the Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10)

Indeks glasovnog oštećenja (VHI-10) Instrukcije: Naredne izjave se često koriste u opisivanju uticaja izmjene glasa na kvalitet života. Molimo Vas da ih pažljivo pročitate i potom zaokružite odgovor koji pakazuje njihovu učestalost u Vašem životu. 0-nikad; 1-skoro nikad; 2-ponekad; 3-skoro uvijek; 4-uvijek
F1Ljudi me slabo čuju zbog mog glasa.01234
F2Ljudi me teško razumiju u bučnoj sredini.01234
F8Problemi sa glasom ograničavaju moje lične i društvene aktivnosti.01234
F9Osjećam da sam isključen/ -a iz razgovora zbog problema sa glasom.01234
F10Manje zarađujem zbog problema sa glasom.01234
P3Ljudi me pitaju: "Šta nije u redu sa tvojim glasom?"01234
P5Osjećam napor kada hoću da govorim.01234
P6Ne mogu da predvidim jasnoću mog glasa.01234
E4Problem sa mojim glasom me uznemirava.01234
E6Osjećam se hendikepirano zbog svog glasa.01234
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2022-73-3624 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 143 - 147
Submitted on: Jan 1, 2022
Accepted on: May 1, 2022
Published on: Jul 7, 2022
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2022 Elvir Zvrko, Muhedin Kadić, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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