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Paediatric Voice Handicap Index
Name
*
First
Last
Date
*
DD slash MM slash YYYY
Date of Birth
*
Clinician
*
Instructions
These are statements that many people have used to describe their voices and the effects of their voices on their lives. Circle the response that indicated how frequently you have the same experience.
I would rate my/my child’s talkativeness as the following
*
1 - Quiet listener
2
3
4 - Average talker
5
6
7 - Extremely talkative
My child’s voice makes it difficult for people to hear him/her
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
People have difficulty understanding my child in a noisy room
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
At home, we have difficulty hearing my child when he/she calls through the house
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
My child tends to avoid communicating because of his/her voice
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
My child speaks with friends, neighbours, or relatives less often because of his/her voice
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
People ask my child to repeat him/herself when speaking face-to-face
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
My child’s voice difficulties restrict personal, educational and social activities
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
My child runs out of air when talking
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
The sound of my child’s voice changes throughout the day
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
People ask, ‘What’s wrong with your child’s voice?’
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
My child’s voice sounds dry, raspy, and/or hoarse
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
The quality of my child’s voice is unpredictable
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
My child uses a great deal of effort to speak (e.g. straining)
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
My child’s voice is worse in the evening
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
My child’s voice ‘gives out’ when speaking
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
My child has to yell in order for others to hear him/her
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
My child appears tense when talking to others because of his or her voice
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
People seem irritated with my child’s voice
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
I find other people don’t understand my child’s voice problem
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
My child is frustrated with his/her voice problem
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
My child is less outgoing because of his/her voice problem
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
My child is annoyed when people ask him/her to repeat
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
My child is embarrassed when people ask him/her to repeat
*
0 - Never
1 - Almost Never
2 - Sometimes
3 - Almost always
4 - Always
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