Creation and validation of the singing voice handicap index
Creation and validation of the singing voice handicap index
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DOI：
10.1177/000348940711600602
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发表时间：
2007-06-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Cleveland, Thomas F.
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作者：
Cohen, Seth M.;Jacobson, Barbara H.;Cleveland, Thomas F.
Objectives: We developed and validated a disorder-specific health status instrument (Singing Voice Handicap Index; SVHI) for use in patients with singing problems.Methods: Prospective instrument validation was performed. of 81 original items, those with poor statistical validity were eliminated, resulting in 36 items. The ability to discriminate dysphonic from normal singers, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity were assessed.Results: We included 112 dysphonic and 129 normal singers, professional and nonprofessional, of classical, country, rock, choral, and gospel repertoire. Dysphonic singers had worse SVHI scores than normal singers (p
