Cantor Cutiva Lady Catherine, Burdorf Alex
Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
J Commun Disord. 2014 Nov-Dec;52:134-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2014.05.003. Epub 2014 May 27.
This study evaluates whether the scores on the voice-related quality of life (V-RQOL) and voice activity and participation profile (VAPP) instruments show similar associations with socio-demographic characteristics, voice complaint characteristics, work-related factors, health conditions and consequences of voice complaints; and to assess agreement between V-RQOL and VAPP. In 12 primary and secondary public schools in Bogotá, we conducted a cross-sectional study among 438 Colombian school teachers with voice complaints. Participants filled out a questionnaire on socio-demographic characteristics, voice complaint characteristics, work-related factors, health conditions, economic consequences of voice complaints, and voice-related quality of life, which was assessed using the V-RQOL and the VAPP. The factors associated with the scores on the V-RQOL and VAAP were analysed using multiple linear regression. Assessment of agreement between the V-RQOL and VAPP scores was performed using the Bland-Altman plot. Simple linear regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between VAPP and V-RQOL. Results showed that individual and work-related factors that were associated with the scores derived from the questionnaires were similar for the two instruments, namely severity of voice complaints, auditory symptoms, hearing impairment, class size, and poor acoustics in the workplace. The associations between the score and the economic consequences of voice complaints were also similar for the two instruments. The V-RQOL and VAPP scores were strongly associated with one another and showed high agreement with regard to teachers' perception of quality of life. These findings suggest that factors identified as being associated with the scores on the V-RQOL and VAPP are shared by the two instruments, showing that their approaches to quality-of-life assessment are similar. Both scales were strongly associated with one another and showed high agreement.
Identify factors associated with scores on voice-related quality of life (V-RQOL) and voice activity and participation profile (VAPP). Identify whether the scores on V-RQOL and VAPP show similar associations with individual and work-related factors. Explain agreement between the scores on V-RQOL and VAPP.
本研究评估嗓音相关生活质量（V-RQOL）和嗓音活动与参与概况（VAPP）工具的得分是否与社会人口学特征、嗓音问题特征、工作相关因素、健康状况以及嗓音问题的后果呈现相似的关联；并评估V-RQOL和VAPP之间的一致性。在波哥大的12所中小学，我们对438名有嗓音问题的哥伦比亚学校教师进行了一项横断面研究。参与者填写了一份关于社会人口学特征、嗓音问题特征、工作相关因素、健康状况、嗓音问题的经济后果以及嗓音相关生活质量的问卷，使用V-RQOL和VAPP对嗓音相关生活质量进行评估。使用多元线性回归分析与V-RQOL和VAAP得分相关的因素。使用布兰德-奥特曼图评估V-RQOL和VAPP得分之间的一致性。使用简单线性回归分析来检验VAPP和V-RQOL之间的关系。结果表明，与问卷得分相关的个人和工作相关因素在两种工具中相似，即嗓音问题的严重程度、听觉症状、听力障碍、班级规模以及工作场所声学条件差。两种工具在得分与嗓音问题的经济后果之间的关联也相似。V-RQOL和VAPP得分彼此密切相关，并且在教师对生活质量的感知方面显示出高度一致性。这些发现表明，被确定为与V-RQOL和VAPP得分相关的因素为两种工具所共有，表明它们在生活质量评估方法上相似。两个量表彼此密切相关，并显示出高度一致性。
确定与嗓音相关生活质量（V-RQOL）和嗓音活动与参与概况（VAPP）得分相关的因素。确定V-RQOL和VAPP得分是否与个人和工作相关因素呈现相似的关联。解释V-RQOL和VAPP得分之间的一致性。
