Correlation of the Turkish versions of the voice handicap index 10 (vhi 10) and the voice-related quality of life (v-rqol) measure

The aim of this research is to investigate the correlation of the Turkish versions of the Voice Handicap Index 10 (VHI 10) and the Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) Measure. Study comprises two groups. First group includes 104 (59 women and 45 men) patients with dysphonia, aged between 18-83, diagnosed at Ege University Faculty of Medicine (Department of Otorhinolaryngology) between February- May 2016. Second groups includes 55 healthy people, aged between 18-42, had no voice related complaints/ problems. Patients group consists of diagnostic subgruops of reinke' s edema (7), muscle tension dysphonia (5), chronic laryngitis (3), unilateral vocal cord paralysis (13), bilateral vocal cord paralysis (5), vocal fold nodules (13), vocal fold polyps (13), conversion aphonia (2), T1 a cord vocal cancer antigen (2), vocal fold cyst (7), presbyphonia (4), sulcus vocalis type 2 (2), laryngopharyngeal reflux (6), anterior glottic web (1), LIN (1), sulcus vocalis type 3 (2) mutational falsetto (3), partial laryngectomy (15). All participants examined by physician and informed about the study. Then, Turkish versions of Voice Handicap Index 10 and Voice-Related Quality of Life completed in a single sitting.