Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Turkish Version of the Evaluation of the Ability to Sing Easily (EASE-TR).

Objectives: The Evaluation of the Ability to Sing Easily (EASE) is used to assess the singer's perceptions of the current singing voice status. The purpose of this research was to culturally adapt the Turkish version of the EASE (EASE-TR) and investigate its validity and reliability.

Methods: According to the Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research recommendations, the original version of the EASE was translated and culturally adapted into Turkish.

A Meta-Analytic Reliability Generalization Study of the Pediatric Voice Handicap Index.

Objectives: The pediatric voice handicap index (pVHI) is a widely used proxy-reported outcome measure. However, its reliability values are subject to variability across studies. Accordingly, the objective of this study is to analyze the mean reliability estimation and stratified alpha coefficient of the pVHI.

The discriminant ability of the Eating Assessment tool-10 to detect swallowing efficiency in neurogenic dysphagia.

Purpose: Neurogenic dysphagia causes complications such as malnutrition, dehydration, and aspiration pneumonia. Therefore, early detection with clinically valid tools is essential. This study aimed to investigate the Eating Assessment Tool-10 (EAT-10) ability to detect swallowing efficiency at three different consistencies in neurogenic dysphagia.

Exploring the Relationship Between Acoustic Measurements and Self-Perception of Voice in Trans Women.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the strength and direction of the relationship between spectral cepstral-based, time-based acoustic measures and the self-perception of voice in trans women.

Methods: Forty-eight trans women were included in the study. Analysis of the sustained vowel phonation was performed using Multidimensional Voice Profile Analysis (MDVP), and spectral-cepstral analyses of the sustained vowel phonation, all-voiced weighted sentence, and spontaneous speech were made via Analysis of Dysphonia in Speech and Voice (ADSV) software.

Development of a Voice Handicap Index for Clergymen: An Investigation of Its Validation and Reliability.

Objective: This study aims to is to develop a disorder-specific patient-reported outcome measure to be used in Islamic clergymen with voice disorders and to investigate its validity and reliability.

Methods And Procedures: Employing an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design, this study conducted in two phases. Initially, semistructured interviews were conducted with 10 clergymen experiencing voice disorders.

The discriminant ability of the eating assessment tool-10 questionnaire to detect residue and aspiration in patients with mixed etiology of dysphagia.

Purpose: To investigate the discriminant ability of the eating assessment tool-10 (EAT-10) to detect postswallow residue and aspiration for different consistencies.

Methods: Seventy-two consecutive patients with mixed etiology of dysphagia (42 males and 30 females, mean ± sd age of 60.42 ± 15.

Investigation of the Cepstral Spectral Acoustic Analysis for Classifying the Severity of Dysphonia.

Objectives: The advantages of cepstral measurements in the evaluation of dysphonia have been noted in previous studies. However, there is an unclarity regarding the results of cepstral analyzes effect in determining the severity of dysphonia. The aims of this study were to determine the cut-off values of cepstral peak prominence, cepstral peak prominence standard deviation, low frequency/ high frequency ratio, low frequency/high frequency ratio standard deviation, and cepstral spectral index of dysphonia for predicting the voice severity within a Turkish speaking population, as well as to confirm the discriminative power of these cut-off values.

Psychometric properties of the Viking Speech Scale-Turkish version for children with cerebral palsy aged 4-18 years based on live and video-based observation.

Background: Speech is the most common method of communication. Video-based clinical communication evaluation is a requirement for children with speech-language impairments living in rural areas, and those who have limited mobility.

Aims: To determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Viking Speech Scale (VSS-T) via live and video-based observation for children with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 4-18 years.

Clinical evaluation of muscle functions in neurofibromatosis type 1.

Aim: Muscle weakness, fatigue and speech problems can occur in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). The pathogenesis of these symptoms is unclear, likely multifactorial. We examined motor function in limb and speech muscles in NF1 patients.

Investigation of the Effect of Radiotherapy Dose on Chewing and Swallowing Structures in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy.

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is a treatment method that is used in the treatment of head and neck cancers. Impairment of chewing and swallowing functions in the early and late periods of radiotherapy is frequent. Therefore, revealing the dose-effect relationship is important.

Development, Validation, and Reliability of the Teacher-Reported Pediatric Voice Handicap Index.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a novel teacher-reported pediatric voice outcome measure and to investigate its psychometric properties.

Method: In the first stage, a new instrument, the Teacher-Reported Pediatric Voice Handicap Index (TRPVHI), was developed. After item generation, a panel of experts evaluated the items to assess the content validity.

Laser Reduction Glottoplasty for Voice Feminization: Experience on 28 Patients.

Objectives: Laser reduction glottoplasty is a relatively new surgical procedure for voice feminization on transgender women. This study aims to determine long-term voice results of glottoplasty on transwomen.

Methods: Nonrandomized, retrospective, cohort.

Investigating Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of Transsexual Voice Questionnaire (Male to Female).

Objective: The problems faced by trans women with regard to their voice may affect their quality of life. For the evaluation of trans women's voice, tools assessing their self-perception are very important, with the Transsexual Voice Questionnaire (TVQ ) being one of the most frequently used. The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the TVQ (TVQ -TR), which was previously translated into 12 languages.

Investigating the effects of subthalamic Nucleus-Deep brain stimulation on the voice quality.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a standard surgical treatment method which is generally applied to subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's patients in cases where medical treatment is insufficient in treating the motor symptoms. It is known that Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation (STN-DBS) treats many motor symptoms. However, the results of studies on speech and voice vary.

The Effects of Lee - Silverman Voice Treatment on Voice and Swallowing Functions in a Case with Bilateral Striopallidodentate Calcinosis.

Background: Bilateral striopallidodentate calcinosis (BSPDC) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by abnormal calcium accumulation in the basal ganglia, dentate nucleus, and semioval center. Speech, voice, and swallowing abnormalities can be associated with the disease. However, there are a limited number of studies regarding the speech and swallowing characteristics of this disease in the literature.

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Reflux Symptom Index.

Objective: To validate and assess reliability of the Turkish Reflux Symptom Index (T-RSI).

Study Design: Cross-sectional case-control study.

Materials And Methods: A Turkish version of the original American English RSI was developed.

Use of cepstral analysis for differentiating dysphonic from normal voices in children.

Objectives: Cepstral measures have mainly been evaluated by studies conducted on dysphonic and healthy adults, and many of these studies have reported the advantages of using cepstral measures for the evaluation of dysphonia however there is a paucity regarding to the cepstral analyses' results in dysphonic children. In this present study, it is hypothesized that cepstral peak prominence (CPP) and some other parameters of cepstral analysis would differ in children with vocal nodules when compared with the same parameters of cepstral analysis of healthy children.

Methods: In this present study, totally 54 children aged between 5 years old to 12 years and 7 months participated.

Validity and Reliability of the Turkish SingingVoice Handicap Index-10.

Objective: To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Singing Voice Handicap Index-10 (SVHI-10).

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Methods: Two hundred singers consisting of a control group (n = 136) without voice complaints and a study group (n = 64) diagnosed with a voice disorder served as participants.

The Effects of Age and Gender on Laryngeal Aerodynamics in the Children Population.

Objectives: Normal voice can be differentiated from dysphonic voices by comparing their characteristics using an established normative database. Pediatric normative data using the Phonatory Aerodynamic System (PAS) have been established in a preliminary study for English-speaking children. However, aerodynamic measures, including physical characteristics varying by geographic region, race, and culture, must be investigated between children with different native languages.

Investigating the effect of STN-DBS stimulation and different frequency settings on the acoustic-articulatory features of vowels.

Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most frequent progressive neuro-degenerative disorder. In addition to motor symptoms, nonmotor symptoms and voice and speech disorders can also develop in 90% of PD patients. The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of DBS and different DBS frequencies on speech acoustics of vowels in PD patients.

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V).

Objectives: The main purpose of this study was to culturally adapt the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) to Turkish and to evaluate its internal consistency, validity, and reliability.

Materials And Methods: The Turkish version of CAPE-V was developed, and with the use of a prospective case-control design, the voice recordings of 130 participants were collected according to CAPE-V protocol. Auditory-perceptual evaluation was conducted according to CAPE-V and Grade, Roughness, Breathiness, Asthenia, and Strain (GRBAS) scale by two ear, nose, and throat specialists and two speech and language therapists.

Turkish Standardized Reading Passage for the Evaluation of Hard Glottal Attack Occurrence Frequency.

Objective: This study aimed to develop a Turkish reading passage that can be used in evaluating the frequency of hard glottal attack (HGA) and to assess its reliability.

Study Design: This is a prospective case-control study.

Methods: The Towne-Heuer reading passage is a valuable tool that can be used for the auditory-perceptual assessment of voice.

Investigation of the speech results of posterior pharyngeal wall augmentation with fat grafting for treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the speech results of posterior pharyngeal wall augmentation (PPWA) with fat grafting both in the early and late postoperative period, and to clarify the impact of the procedure concomitant with speech therapy.

Materials And Methods: This is a prospective case-control study. The study involved 87 cleft palate ± cleft lip patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) who has been treated with PPWA.