The Voice Handicap Index (VHI)

H. Jacobson, Barbara; Johnson, Alex; Grywalski, Cynthia; K. Silbergleit, Alice; P. Jacobson, Gary; S. Benninger, Michael; W. Newman, Craig

doi:10.1044/1058-0360.0603.66

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The Voice Handicap Index (VHI)

Published in American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology • Aug 1, 1997

Authors:

Barbara H. Jacobson

Alex Johnson

Cynthia Grywalski

Abstract

To date, no instruments exist to quantify the psychosocial consequences of voice disorders. The aim of the present investigation was the development of a statistically robust Voice Handicap Index (VHI). An 85-item version of this instrument was administered to 65 consecutive patients seen in the Voi...

Subject

Psychosocial

Internal consistency

Audiology

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