Department of Clinical Sciences L. Sacco, University of Milan, Italy.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2013 Apr;33(2):121-7.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the INFVo scale and its relationship with objective measures and VHI scores in 40 native Italian-speaking patients with substitution voice. The maximum phonation time (MPT), diadochokinesis (DDK) of the three syllabic sequence [pa/ta/ka], reading of a passage and a single word repetition test were recorded. Each patient completed the Italian version of the VHI. Three speech-language pathologists blindly rated the recordings using the auditory perceptual INFVo scale; one listened and assessed the voice recording twice. The INFVo intra- and inter-rater reliability reached good values. Strong to moderate correlations between the INFVo scale scores and MPT, DDK, distortions in the repetition test, speech rate during reading and the functional subscale of the VHI were found. In conclusion, the INFVo scale is a reliable tool and can be recommended for the perceptual assessment of substitution voices in Italian speaking patients.
本研究旨在评估 INFVo 量表的可靠性及其与 40 名母语为意大利语的置换性嗓音患者的客观测量和 VHI 评分之间的关系。记录了最长发声时间 (MPT)、三个音节序列 [pa/ta/ka] 的双音节连续发音 (DDK)、朗读短文和单音节重复测试。每位患者都完成了意大利语版的 VHI。三名言语语言病理学家使用听觉感知 INFVo 量表对录音进行了盲法评估；其中一位评估者听了两次录音。INFVo 量表的内部和外部评估者之间的可靠性达到了良好的水平。发现 INFVo 量表评分与 MPT、DDK、重复测试中的失真、朗读时的语速和 VHI 的功能子量表之间存在强到中度的相关性。总之，INFVo 量表是一种可靠的工具，可推荐用于评估讲意大利语的置换性嗓音患者的感知评估。
