title: Standardization of the Arabic version of the Voice Handicap Index: an investigation of validity and reliability.
abstract: Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the VHI (VHI-Arab) were investigated. Possible effects of participant-inherent factors (i.e. age, sex) on participant (77 females, 35 males) responses were also investigated. Results showed high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha r > 0.857 for all scores). Test-retest reliability was found to be strong (r > 0.87 for all scores). Validity results indicated significant moderate correlations between total VHI score and responses to severity (r = 0.521, P = 0.015) and satisfaction (r = 20.556, P = 0.009) questions. VHI-Arab was found to be unaffected by age (P > 0.10 for all scores) or sex (P > 0.05). This study produced a valid and reliable instrument for measuring participation restriction in Arabic-speaking individuals with voice disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Audiology & Speech Pathology, Amman University, Amman, Jordan. afsaleem@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ahmad F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Saleem
authors.forename: Yaser S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Natour
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014831:Voice; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult