Responsiveness of the Voice Handicap Index and its Abbreviated Version, Adapted to Rioplatense Spanish from Argentina (Índice de Desventaja Vocal)

Sensibilidad al cambio del Voice Handicap Index y su versión abreviada, adaptados al español rioplatense de Argentina (Índice de Desventaja Vocal)

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Responsiveness of the Voice Handicap Index and its Abbreviated Version, Adapted to Rioplatense Spanish from Argentina (Índice de Desventaja Vocal). Rev. Investig. Innov. Cienc. Salud [Internet]. 2024 Dec. 16 [cited 2024 Dec. 21];7(1):1-11. Available from: https://riics.info/index.php/RCMC/article/view/302
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Juana Román-Zubeldia
Ramon Santamarina Hospital
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Juana Román-Zubeldia,

Servicio de Rehabilitación; Hospital Ramón Santamarina; Tandil; Argentina.

Aim. To evaluate the responsiveness of the “Índice de Desventaja Vocal” (Argentinian version of the Voice Handicap Index) consisting in 30 items (IDV-30) and its abbreviated version (IDV-10).

Methodology. The IDV-30 and IDV-10 were administered to subjects with dysphonia of various etiologies, both before (“PRE”) and after (“POST”) receiving voice therapy. Independent samples were used for each instrument (IDV-30 n = 81; IDV-10 n = 92). The responsiveness of each index and each subscale of the IDV-30 was evaluated using the Wilcoxon test and it was determined whether statistically significant differences existed in scores of different diagnostic groups using the Kruskal-Wallis test.

Results. Participants who completed the IDV-30 required an average of 8.44 therapy sessions while those who completed the IDV-10 required an average of 8.34 sessions. When comparing the “PRE” and “POST”-voice therapy scores of the total IDV-30, as well as each of its subscales and the IDV-10, the difference was statistically significant (p<0.001). There were no statistically significant differences in the score changes obtained by each diagnostic group across any of the indices.

Conclusions. The responsiveness of the IDV-30 and IDV-10 has been confirmed, as statistically significant improvement in scores was evidenced by participants in the study after receiving voice therapy.

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