Validation of the Spanish Version of the Voice-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties and Clinical Applications.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI:10.1159/000541290

Francisco Contreras-Ruston, Andrés Rosenbaum Fuentes, Lukas Salfate Velásquez, Karol Acevedo, Nury Gonzalez, Norma León Meneses, Carla Napolitano, Marco Guzman

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Abstract

Introduction: The present study aimed to validate the Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL), vocal self-assessment questionnaire for Spanish.

Methods: The validation and psychometric properties were developed according to the criteria of the Scientific Advisory Committee of Medical Outcomes Trust (SAC). The Spanish translation for linguistic and cultural adaptation of the V-RQOL was used. The study involved 193 participants, including 90 vocally healthy individuals and 103 patients with voice disorders, to establish validity. To evaluate reliability, the protocol was applied to 40 participants with dysphonia, who answered it twice before the treatment. Then to determine response changes, the responses of 13 dysphonic participants to the V-RQOL for Spanish were analyzed after intervention and then compared to the initial ones. Clinicians contrasted subjects' V-RQOL results with a perceptual analysis of voice quality using the GRBAS scale. In order to determine sensitivity and specificity cut-off values, tools results were subjected to the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. The sensitivity was obtained from the experimental group (dysphonic group) and the specificity from the control group (non-dysphonic group).

Results: This version of the V-RQOL questionnaire may be used as part of the standard assessment process of people with voice complaints and as an outcome of treatment efficacy in clinical trials.

Conclusion: A validation of the V-RQOL for Spanish in Chilean population was achieved.

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与嗓音有关的生活质量问卷（V-RQOL）西班牙文版的验证：心理统计特性与临床应用。

引言本研究旨在验证西班牙语嗓音相关生活质量（V-RQOL）嗓音自评问卷：方法：根据医疗结果信托科学咨询委员会（SAC）的标准制定了验证和心理测量特性。采用西班牙语译本对 V- RQOL 进行语言和文化调整。研究涉及 193 名参与者，包括 90 名嗓音健康者和 103 名嗓音疾病患者，以确定其有效性。为了评估可靠性，研究人员对 40 名患有发音障碍的参与者进行了测试，这些参与者在治疗前回答了两次。然后，为了确定受试者的反应变化，对 13 名发音障碍受试者在干预后的西班牙语 V-RQOL 反应进行了分析，并与最初的反应进行了比较。临床医生将受试者的 V-RQOL 结果与使用 GRBAS 量表进行的嗓音质量感知分析进行对比。为了确定敏感性和特异性临界值，对工具结果进行了接收器操作特征曲线（ROC）分析。灵敏度由实验组（发音障碍组）得出，特异性由对照组（非发音障碍组）得出：结果：这一版本的 V-RQOL 问卷可作为嗓音不适者标准评估流程的一部分，也可作为临床试验中的疗效结果。

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Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY-OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

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2.30

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Published since 1947, ''Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica'' provides a forum for international research on the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of structures of the speech, language, and hearing mechanisms. Original papers published in this journal report new findings on basic function, assessment, management, and test development in communication sciences and disorders, as well as experiments designed to test specific theories of speech, language, and hearing function. Review papers of high quality are also welcomed.