Health-related quality of life in children with dysphonia and validation of the French Pediatric Voice Handicap Index

Objective: voice disorders are common in the pediatric population and can negatively affect children's quality of life. The pediatric voice handicap Index (pVHI) is a valid instrument to assess parental perception of their children voice but it is not translated into French language. The aim of the present study was to adapt a French version of the pVHI and to evaluate its psychometric properties including construct validity, reliability, and some aspects of external validity.Patients and Method: we performed a cross sectional study including 32 dysphonic children and 60 children with no history of voice problems between 3 and 12 years of age.

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