Crosscultural Adaption and Validation of the Danish Voice Handicap Index-10

Background The Voice Handicap Index 30 (VHI-30) is a much-used voice specific quality of life questionnaire. A shortened 10 item version has been developed by eliminating redundant items using analyses. This the first Danish translation VHI-10. Objectives To evaluate psychometric properties VHI-10 Study design Cross-sectional survey study. Methods was answered 72 patients with disorders different etiology (neurogenic, functional, and structural) control group 94 vocally healthy individuals. Thirty-two 68 controls participated in test-retest reliability analysis. internal consistency, reliability, clinical validity were assessed. Results Excellent consistency found patient Cronbach's α >0.90. In good 0.88. Test-retest intra class correlation coefficient 0.94 (95% confidence interval [95%CI]: 0.88–0.97) for 0.82 (95%CI: 0.73–0.89) group. indicates sufficient between score patient's perception severity disorder 0.75 (P < 0.001) indicating Conclusion newly translated validated performs similar to original It showed validity. questionnaire preferably use moderate severe complaints as its ability distinguish mild changes from voices limited. However, capable assessing patients’ their available daily practice research projects.