From dysphonia to dysphoria: Mokken scaling shows a strong, reliable hierarchy of voice symptoms in the Voice Symptom Scale questionnaire

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-71

  Deary, Ian J ^a   Wilson, Janet A ^b   Carding, Paul N ^b   MacKenzie, Kenneth ^c   Watson, Roger ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dysphonia; Dysphoria; Mokken scaling; Voice Symptom Scale

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHONIA; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOKKEN SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SPEECH DISORDER; VALIDITY; VOICE SYMPTOM SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VOICE;

EID: 71049136093     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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