The Reflux Symptom Score-12: Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation for European Portuguese Speakers With Laryngopharyngeal Reflux.

Objectives: To translate and cross-culturally adapt the 12-item reflux symptom score (RSS-12) to European Portuguese (EP) and determine its clinimetric properties for symptomatic individuals with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR).

Study Design: Multinational cross-sectional cohort study.

Methods: The English RSS-12 was cross-culturally adapted according to the recommendations of the international guidelines.

Pediatric Voice Handicap Index (pVHI): Validation in European Portuguese Children.

Objectives: To determine reliability and validity of the European Portuguese pVHI version (pVHI-EP).

Study Design: Cross-sectional design.

Methods: The pVHI-EP and the talkative and global voice assessment scales were administered to the caregivers of children aged from 3 to 16 years old with and without dysphonia.

Self-evaluation of communication experiences after laryngectomy (SECEL): translation and psychometric properties in European Portuguese.

The patients' perception of how communication dysfunction may cause a disadvantage is important information for the clinical decision-making process. This study aimed to translate the self-evaluation of communication experiences after laryngectomy (SECEL) to the European Portuguese (EP) and to assess its feasibility, acceptability, reliability, and validity. A cross-sectional study was carried out, and a cluster sample of seven ENT outpatient clinics was drawn.