title: Evaluating the validity of the Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) among Hebrew speakers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the validity of a translated version of the Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10).
  
  
  METHODS
  In a parallel group design, 221 patients with different laryngeal pathologies and 172 people with no laryngeal pathology completed a Hebrew version of the VHI-10. Validity and reliability were assessed as well as group differences.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistical analyses demonstrated high reliability values (Cronbach's Alpha r = 0.949). Responses were not affected by age (P = 0.373) or gender (P = 0.360). The control group received significantly lower scores than all pathological groups (P < 0.05). Within the pathological groups, the "neurogenic" and "mucosa irregularity" groups were rated higher than all other pathological groups (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The VHI-10 questionnaire maintains its validity and reliability across translation to Hebrew. Moreover, although the VHI-10 is essentially a unidimensional tool, it provides partial information on the 3 subjective dimensions of the full VHI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Disorders Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel. oferamir@post.tau.ac.il
authors.forename: Ofer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Amir
authors.forename: Yael
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tavor
authors.forename: Tali
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leibovitzh
authors.forename: Odelia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ashkenazi
authors.forename: Orit
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Michael
authors.forename: Adi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Primov-Fever
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*