Reliability and validity of the Italian self-evaluation of communication experiences after laryngeal cancer questionnaire
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Antonio Schindler MD
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco”, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
U.O. Otorinolaringoiatria, Ospedale “L. Sacco,” Via GB Grassi 74, 20154 Milano, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco Mozzanica MD
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco”, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesca Brignoli SLP
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco”, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorPatrizia Maruzzi SLP
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco”, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorPaul Evitts PBD
Department of Audiology, Speech–Language Pathology, and Deaf Studies, Towson University, Towson, Maryland
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco Ottaviani PROF
Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health San Giuseppe Hospital, Milan, italy
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Antonio Schindler MD
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco”, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
U.O. Otorinolaringoiatria, Ospedale “L. Sacco,” Via GB Grassi 74, 20154 Milano, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco Mozzanica MD
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco”, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesca Brignoli SLP
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco”, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorPatrizia Maruzzi SLP
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco”, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorPaul Evitts PBD
Department of Audiology, Speech–Language Pathology, and Deaf Studies, Towson University, Towson, Maryland
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco Ottaviani PROF
Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health San Giuseppe Hospital, Milan, italy
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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. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 35: 1606–1615, 2013
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