title: [Validation of the German version of the Singing Voice Handicap Index].
abstract: The Singing Voice Handicap Index (SVHI) was developed in the United States for the self-assessment of patients with singing problems. It has been translated into German and its reliability and validity have been assessed. In total, 54 (35 female, 19 male) dysphonic singers and 130 (74 female, 56 male) non-dysphonic professional singers were included in the study. Reliability rested on high test-retest reliability (r = 0.960, p ≤ 0.001, Pearson correlation) and a Cronbach's α of 0.975. A principal component analysis using the Varimax method and the results of the screeplot suggest the SVHI scored as a single scale. Validity rested on a highly significant correlation between the severity of the self-rated voice impairment by the patient and the total SVHI score. Dysphonic singers have significantly higher SVHI scores than healthy singers. The SVHI is thus suited to implementation as a diagnostic tool in German-speaking countries.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenkrankheiten, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Walther-Rathenau-Str. 43-45, 17475, Greifswald, Deutschland. anne.lorenz@uni-greifswald.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lorenz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kleber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Büttner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mürbe
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nawka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D063346:Singing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014833:Voice Quality; D055815:Young Adult