Voice Activity and Participation Profile

P.-M., Estella; Yiu, Eml

doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2001/040)

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“…As in other studies [3,5,19], we also found a good correlation between the average scores from the subjective estimation of the voice and the total score of VHI-T, however with varying correlations between the diagnose groups. A discrepancy between VHI-T and VAS may be of interest since it may reflect the patient's attitude to his/her symptoms: a patient who has a combination of high VHI-T total score and a low value of self-estimation of the voice may in fact not value the symptoms as a big trouble while another individual with the reverse relationship between the self-estimation of the voice and VHI-T total values the symptoms as less tolerable.…”

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“…Correlations between the subjective estimations of the voice and the overall VHI-T score were reliable in the whole population but varied between the different diagnostic groups. Subjective estimation of voice is usually used only for proving the face validity of the VHI-questionnaire [3,5,19]. We choose to include this simple measure as a permanent item in the questionnaire.…”

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“…A number of instruments for the self-rating of voice problems have been developed for use in the voice clinic. The Voice Handicap Index (VHI) [3] along with the shortened VHI: VHI-10 [4]; the Voice Activity and Participation Profile (VAPP)[5]; the Voice-Related Quality of Life (VrQoL)[6]; the Voice Outcome Survey (VOS) [7] and the Voice symptom scale (VoiSS) [8] are all designed for measuring perceived handicap and quality of life, and perceived limitations of participation and activity.…”

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Throat related symptoms and voice: development of an instrument for self assessment of throat-problems

Åhlander

Rydell

Eriksson

et al. 2010

BMC Ear Nose Throat Disord

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BackgroundSymptoms from throat (sensation of globus; frequent throat clearing; irritated throat) are common in patients referred to voice clinics and to ENT specialists. The relation to symptoms of voice discomfort is unclear and in some cases patients do not have voice problems at all. Instruments for patients' self-reporting of symptoms, and assessment of handicap, such as the Voice Handicap Index (VHI), are in common use in voice clinics. Symptoms from throat are however only marginally covered. Purpose: To develop and evaluate an instrument that could make the patients' estimation of symptoms from the throat possible. Further to facilitate the consideration of the relation between throat- and voice problems with the Throat subscale together with a Swedish translation of the Voice Handicap Index. Finally to try the VHI with the Throat subscale: the VHI-T, for test-retest reliability and validity.MethodsA subscale with 10 throat related items was developed for appliance with the VHI. The VHI was translated to Swedish and retranslated to English. The questionnaire was tried in two phases on a total of 23+144 patients and 12+58 voice healthy controls. The reliability was calculated with Cronbach's alpha, ICC and Pearson's correlation coefficient. The validity was estimated by independent T-test.ResultsThe difference in VHI-T scores between the patients and the voice-healthy controls was significant (p = < 0,01) and there was a good correlation of the test- retest occasions. The reliability testing of the entire questionnaire showed an alpha value of r = 0,90 and that for the Throat subscale separately a value of r = 0,87 which shows a high degree of reliability.ConclusionsFor the estimation of self-perceived throat and voice problems the scale on throat related problems together with the present Swedish translation of the Voice Handicap Index, (VHI) the VHI-Throat, proves to be a valid and reliable instrument. The throat subscale seems to help revealing a category of symptoms that are common in our patients. These are symptoms that have not earlier been possible to cover with the questionnaires designed for use in the voice clinic.

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“…The impact of voice disorders on the participants’ daily communication, job, social communication, and emotional aspects was assessed using the Voice Activity and Participation Profile (VAPP) 32 , which is a 28-item questionnaire completed by the participants.…”

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Is Acupuncture Efficacious for Treating Phonotraumatic Vocal Pathologies? A Randomized Control Trial

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Objective To investigate the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating phonotraumatic vocal fold lesions. Study Design/Methods A total of 123 dysphonic individuals with benign vocal pathologies were recruited. They were given either genuine acupuncture (N=40), sham acupuncture (N=44) or a no-treatment (N=39) for six weeks (two 30-minute sessions per week). The genuine acupuncture group received needles puncturing nine voice-related acupoints for 30 minutes, two times a week for six weeks; while the sham acupuncture group received blunted needles stimulating the skin surface of the nine acupoints for the same frequency and duration. The no-treatment group did not receive any intervention but attended just the assessment sessions. One hundred and seventeen subjects completed the study (genuine acupuncture=40; sham acupuncture=43, and no-treatment=34), but only 84 of them had a complete set of vocal functions and quality of life measures (genuine acupuncture=29; sham acupuncture=33, and no-treatment=22), and 42 of them with a complete set of endoscopic data (genuine acupuncture=16; sham acupuncture=15 and no-treatment=11). Results Significant improvement in vocal function, as indicated by the maximum fundamental frequency produced, and also perceived quality of life, were found in both the genuine and sham acupuncture groups, but not in the no-treatment group. Structural (morphological) improvements were, however, only noticed in the genuine acupuncture group, which demonstrated a significant reduction in the size of the vocal fold lesions. Conclusions The findings showed that acupuncture of voice-related acupoints could bring about improvement in vocal function and healing of vocal fold lesions.

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“…The participants made a self-assessment of their voice problems and voice-related quality of life by completing the Voice Activity and Participation Profile (VAPP) questionnaire (validation of the Finnish translation [39,40]). The total points of the questionnaire (28 questions on a visual analog scale of 10 cm, maximum score = 280, VAPP total score) were used to represent the participants' estimations of the severity of their voice impairment and its impact on quality of life.…”

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EGG and Acoustic Analyses of Different Voice Samples: Comparison between Perceptual Evaluation and Voice Activity and Participation Profile

Kankare

Liu

Laukkanen

et al. 2013

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Objective: This study investigated whether different electroglottographic (EGG) parameters may be used to estimate voice quality and loading related to it, and whether voice quality is related to self-estimation of voice problems and laryngeal status. The effect of sample type was also considered. Methods: EGG and acoustic signals of a sustained vowel [a:] (90 dB_{6 cm}) and text reading during noise exposure were recorded from 93 female kindergarten teachers. Analyses were made from the sustained vowel and vowel [a:] from a stressed word. Contact quotient (CQ) was calculated. Maximum velocity of increase in contact area inferred from derivative (MDEGG) was examined. Fundamental frequency was calculated from the EGG signal. From the acoustic signal sound pressure level (SPL) was computed and pressedness in voice quality was evaluated perceptually. Self-evaluation was made with Voice Activity and Participation Profile (VAPP). Indirect laryngoscopy was also performed. Results: Pressedness in voice correlated with EGG results only for the sustained vowel, and better with MDEGG than CQ values. VAPP and laryngeal evaluation did not correlate with the acoustic or EGG parameters or with perception. Conclusions: MDEGG is worth testing as an indicator of impact stress. Sustained vowel at a controlled SPL is more suitable for voice quality evaluation than a long stressed vowel from connected speech.

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Voice Activity and Participation Profile

Cited by 293 publications

References 20 publications

Throat related symptoms and voice: development of an instrument for self assessment of throat-problems

Throat related symptoms and voice: development of an instrument for self assessment of throat-problems

Is Acupuncture Efficacious for Treating Phonotraumatic Vocal Pathologies? A Randomized Control Trial

EGG and Acoustic Analyses of Different Voice Samples: Comparison between Perceptual Evaluation and Voice Activity and Participation Profile

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