TY - JOUR
T1 - Reliability and validity of the Italian self-evaluation of communication experiences after laryngeal cancer questionnaire
AU - Schindler, Antonio
AU - Mozzanica, Francesco
AU - Brignoli, Francesca
AU - Maruzzi, Patrizia
AU - Evitts, Paul
AU - Ottaviani, Francesco
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Background The Self-Evaluation of Communication Experiences after Laryngeal Cancer (SECEL) questionnaire assesses the impact of total laryngectomy on communication-related quality of life (QOL). This study evaluates the Italian version of the SECEL (I-SECEL), including reliability, concurrent validity, and differences in scores between patients who undergo either total laryngectomy or partial laryngectomy. Methods Eighty patients who underwent either total laryngectomy or partial laryngectomy completed the I-SECEL twice and the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaires once. Voice recordings were used for objective and perceptual assessment. Results The I-SECEL demonstrated good test-retest reliability and internal consistency for 2 of 3 subscales. Correlations were moderate to strong between most of the I-SECEL scales and the VHI/SF-36 scales. The I-SECEL scales demonstrated moderate associations with most perceptual and objective measures. Conclusion Preliminary evidence supports the convergent validity, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency of the I-SECEL, notwithstanding low internal consistency and test-retest reliability for 1 subscale.
AB - Background The Self-Evaluation of Communication Experiences after Laryngeal Cancer (SECEL) questionnaire assesses the impact of total laryngectomy on communication-related quality of life (QOL). This study evaluates the Italian version of the SECEL (I-SECEL), including reliability, concurrent validity, and differences in scores between patients who undergo either total laryngectomy or partial laryngectomy. Methods Eighty patients who underwent either total laryngectomy or partial laryngectomy completed the I-SECEL twice and the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaires once. Voice recordings were used for objective and perceptual assessment. Results The I-SECEL demonstrated good test-retest reliability and internal consistency for 2 of 3 subscales. Correlations were moderate to strong between most of the I-SECEL scales and the VHI/SF-36 scales. The I-SECEL scales demonstrated moderate associations with most perceptual and objective measures. Conclusion Preliminary evidence supports the convergent validity, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency of the I-SECEL, notwithstanding low internal consistency and test-retest reliability for 1 subscale.
KW - communication
KW - laryngeal cancer
KW - quality of life
KW - SECEL
KW - voice
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U2 - 10.1002/hed.23198
DO - 10.1002/hed.23198
M3 - Article
C2 - 23169480
AN - SCOPUS:84886379409
VL - 35
SP - 1606
EP - 1615
JO - Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Head and Neck Surgery
SN - 1043-3074
IS - 11
ER -