Translation and Adaptation of the Vocal Fatigue Index into Spanish
Aim: the purpose of this study was to translate and adapt the English version of the Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) into the Spanish language. Methods: the English version of the Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) was translated into Spanish by two bilingual speech-language pathologists, and then was back-tran...
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| author | Lady Catherine Cantor-Cutiva María Celina Malebrán Bezerra de Mello Eric J Hunter |
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| description | Aim: the purpose of this study was to translate and adapt the English version of the Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) into the Spanish language.
Methods: the English version of the Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) was translated into Spanish by two bilingual speech-language pathologists, and then was back-translated into English. The Spanish VFI (o “Índice de Fatiga Vocal”, IFV) was administrated to a pilot group of 10 individuals, which revealed some small typographical and grammatical adjustments to the index. The final updated version was then administrated to 34 subjects (21 with voice disorders, and 13 without voice disorders). Internal consistency and scale reliability were analyzed using Cronbach alpha coefficient.
Results: a high Cronbach alpha coefficient for the three factors (0.87) was obtained. The results of the item role in reliability of the Spanish VFI demonstrated that all of them showed a positive role according to this criterion. The results of the ANOVA indicate a statistically significant difference between groups on the three scores of the Spanish translation of the VFI. In comparison to the healthy participants, those with voice disorders obtained statistically significant higher scores for the Spanish VFI subscales.
Conclusion: the present study suggests that the Spanish translation of the Vocal Fatigue Index has a good internal consistency and high reliability on each of the three factors. The results suggest that the Spanish VFI can be used reliably to identify persons with vocal fatigue and has good clinical validity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-474eba666c354e01b813e4d0e06be29b2022-12-21T22:33:38ZspaFundación Universitaria María CanoRevista de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias de la Salud2665-20562020-12-01224–134–1310.46634/riics.2929Translation and Adaptation of the Vocal Fatigue Index into SpanishLady Catherine Cantor-Cutiva0María Celina Malebrán Bezerra de Mello1Eric J Hunter2Dept. of Collective Health; Nursing Faculty; National University of Colombia; Bogotá; Colombia.School of Speech Therapy; Silva Henríquez Catholic University - UCSH; Santiago de Chile; Chile.Dept. of Communicative Sciences & Disorders; Michigan State University; East Lansing; Michigan; USA.Aim: the purpose of this study was to translate and adapt the English version of the Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) into the Spanish language. Methods: the English version of the Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) was translated into Spanish by two bilingual speech-language pathologists, and then was back-translated into English. The Spanish VFI (o “Índice de Fatiga Vocal”, IFV) was administrated to a pilot group of 10 individuals, which revealed some small typographical and grammatical adjustments to the index. The final updated version was then administrated to 34 subjects (21 with voice disorders, and 13 without voice disorders). Internal consistency and scale reliability were analyzed using Cronbach alpha coefficient. Results: a high Cronbach alpha coefficient for the three factors (0.87) was obtained. The results of the item role in reliability of the Spanish VFI demonstrated that all of them showed a positive role according to this criterion. The results of the ANOVA indicate a statistically significant difference between groups on the three scores of the Spanish translation of the VFI. In comparison to the healthy participants, those with voice disorders obtained statistically significant higher scores for the Spanish VFI subscales. Conclusion: the present study suggests that the Spanish translation of the Vocal Fatigue Index has a good internal consistency and high reliability on each of the three factors. The results suggest that the Spanish VFI can be used reliably to identify persons with vocal fatigue and has good clinical validity.http://revistas.fumc.edu.co:8080/ojs/index.php/RCMC/article/view/29vocal fatiguevoice disordersprotocolsself-assessmentsymptom assessmentvoicevoice qualityvocal fatigue indexvocology |
| spellingShingle | Lady Catherine Cantor-Cutiva María Celina Malebrán Bezerra de Mello Eric J Hunter Translation and Adaptation of the Vocal Fatigue Index into Spanish Revista de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias de la Salud vocal fatigue voice disorders protocols self-assessment symptom assessment voice voice quality vocal fatigue index vocology |
| title | Translation and Adaptation of the Vocal Fatigue Index into Spanish |
| title_full | Translation and Adaptation of the Vocal Fatigue Index into Spanish |
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| title_short | Translation and Adaptation of the Vocal Fatigue Index into Spanish |
| title_sort | translation and adaptation of the vocal fatigue index into spanish |
| topic | vocal fatigue voice disorders protocols self-assessment symptom assessment voice voice quality vocal fatigue index vocology |
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