Department of Communication Disorders Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kuwait University, Sabah AL Salem Kuwait University City, Shedadiya, Kuwait.
Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan.
Folia Phoniatr Logop. 2022;74(5):311-319. doi: 10.1159/000524884. Epub 2022 May 9.
Despite its clinical significance, few studies have explored the applicability of the validated Arabic version of the Voice Handicap Index (VHI-Arab) in professional voice users, especially singers. The correlation between VHI-Arab scores and acoustic measures in this targeted group remains unclear. The aim of this study was to explore Arab Kuwaiti prospective professional singers' perception of voice handicap using the validated VHI-Arab. Additionally, we examined the association between VHI-Arab scores and acoustic measures such as fundamental frequency (F0), shimmer, jitter, and signal-to-noise ratio.
VHI-Arab scores and acoustic measures of 100 adult prospective professional singers (50 females and 50 males) were compared with those of 100 adult controls (50 females and 50 males).
Female prospective professional singers differed significantly from female controls in terms of functional and physical subscale scores, total VHI-Arab scores, and shimmer and jitter values. Male prospective professional singers showed significant differences neither in VHI-Arab scores nor in acoustic measures; however, their shimmer values showed significant a difference. There was no correlation between VHI-Arab scores and acoustic measures.
Kuwaiti prospective professional singers did not perceive their voice as handicapped. Female prospective professional singers had a better perception of their voice compared with female controls. The results of the current study suggest that the perception of voice handicap and acoustic measures are different attributes that do not correlate.
尽管具有临床意义，但很少有研究探讨经过验证的阿拉伯语版嗓音障碍指数（VHI-Arab）在专业嗓音使用者（尤其是歌手）中的适用性。在这一特定人群中，VHI-Arab 评分与声学测量之间的相关性尚不清楚。本研究旨在使用经过验证的 VHI-Arab 来探索阿拉伯科威特预期的专业歌手对嗓音障碍的感知。此外，我们还研究了 VHI-Arab 评分与声学测量（如基频（F0）、抖动和噪声比）之间的关联。
将 100 名成年预期专业歌手（50 名女性和 50 名男性）的 VHI-Arab 评分和声学测量值与 100 名成年对照组（50 名女性和 50 名男性）进行比较。
女性预期专业歌手在功能和生理分量表评分、总 VHI-Arab 评分、抖动和抖动值方面与女性对照组存在显著差异。男性预期专业歌手在 VHI-Arab 评分或声学测量方面均无显著差异；然而，他们的抖动值存在显著差异。VHI-Arab 评分与声学测量之间无相关性。
科威特预期的专业歌手并未认为自己的声音有障碍。与女性对照组相比，女性预期专业歌手对自己的声音有更好的感知。本研究的结果表明，嗓音障碍感知和声学测量是不同的属性，彼此之间没有相关性。
