Validation and Reliability of the Italian Version of the Speech Handicap Index
| Autor: | Silvia Sapino, Mattia Ravera, Giulia Elia, Giuseppe Riva, Giancarlo Pecorari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Linguistics and Language
medicine.medical_specialty Index (economics) Psychometrics Audiology Language and Linguistics Correlation 030507 speech-language pathology & audiology 03 medical and health sciences Speech and Hearing 0302 clinical medicine Cronbach's alpha Surveys and Questionnaires Tumor stage Humans Medicine 030223 otorhinolaryngology Reliability (statistics) Language business.industry Speech quality Speech Intelligibility fungi Reproducibility of Results LPN and LVN Speech problems Quality of Life 0305 other medical science business Articulation (phonetics) |
| Zdroj: | Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica. 72:43-51 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9972 1021-7762 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000496179 |
| Popis: | Background: Speech problems negatively affect the quality of life of patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer. An appropriate self-rating questionnaire named Speech Handicap Index (SHI) was developed for these individuals. The aim of this study was the cross-cultural adaptation and the validation of the Italian version of the SHI. Methods: Fifty-two patients surgically treated for oral or oropharyngeal cancer and 100 healthy individuals without speech articulation disorders were included in the study. An Italian version of the SHI was cross-culturally adapted. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct, and clinical and group validity were calculated. Results: Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.977. The test-retest reliability was excellent (r between 0.883 and 0.998). There was a good correlation between the total SHI score and the overall speech quality item (p < 0.001), and between the former and speech intelligibility and articulation scales (p < 0.001). The SHI was able to distinguish between patients and healthy subjects (p < 0.001). There was a statistically significant correlation between the total SHI score and tumor stage (p = 0.003). Conclusions: The Italian version of the SHI showed high values of reliability and validity scores. It is a good instrument to evaluate the impact of speech impairment in patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer. |
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