Correlation between voice fatigue index and subjective and objective degrees of voice impairment
10.3969/j.issn.1006-7299.2025.04.005
- VernacularTitle:嗓音疲劳指数与主客观嗓音障碍程度的相关性
- Author:
HaKyung KIM
1
;
Xiaoxi KANG
;
Wensheng ZHAO
;
Xiaoyu WANG
;
Bin YI
;
Qingsu ZHANG
Author Information
1. 华东师范大学康复科学系(上海 200062)
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Voice disorder;
Vocal fatigue index;
Vocal acoustic analysis;
Voice handicap index;
Dys-phonia severity index
- From:
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology
2025;33(4):324-327
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the correlation between voice fatigue index(VFI)and the subjective and objective assessment results of voice impairment.Methods Fifty-one patients with voice disorders and 48 normal subjects were selected for VFI assessment and comparison of the differences in scores between the two groups.Sub-jective voice handicap index(VHI)and objective acoustic assessment were performed on the patients with voice dis-orders to analyze the correlation between VFI scores and the results of subjective and objective assessment of voice disorders.Results There was significant difference of the VFI scores between the voice disorder patients and the control group,with the total VFI score,part Ⅰ and part Ⅱ scores higher than those of control group,and the partⅢ score lower than those of the control group(P＜0.05),and there was a strong correlation between the total and part VFI scores and the total and part VHI scores(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).The VFI part Ⅰ and part Ⅱ scores were regatively correlated with the I-low(P＜0.05),but there was not a significant correlation with the other acoustics parameters and the dysphonia severity index(DSI)(P＞0.05).Conclusion Voice fatigue symptoms were more prominent in the voice-impaired population,and the VFI score was significantly correlated with the subjective voice disorder severity,but the correlation with the objective acoustic parameters was not significant.
