Voice Activity and Participation Profile (VAPP) in assesing the effects of voice disorders on patients' quality of life: Validity and reliability of the Finnish version of VAPP

Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-8

  Sukanen, Outi ^a,b   Sihvo, Marketta ^b   Rorarius, Eija ^b   Lehtihalmes, Matti ^a   Autio, Ville ^b   Kleemola, Leenamaija ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finnish version; Reliability; Validity; VAPP; Voice disorders; Voice related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LARYNX DISORDER; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH THERAPY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOICE ACTIVITY AND PARTICIPATION PROFILE;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FINLAND; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 34247642704     PISSN: 14015439     EISSN: 16512022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14015430600784386     Document Type: Article

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