First report on the reliability and validity of speech handicap index in ...

<strong>First</strong> <strong>report</strong> on the Reliability and Validity of Speech Handicap Index (SHI) in
Native English-speaking Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Authors:
Raghav C. Dwivedi, MRCS, DOHNS, MS 1,2 ; Suzanne St. Rose, PhD 1,3 ; Justin W.G.
Roe, MSc. Cert. MRCSLT 1,2 ; Edward Chisholm, MRCS, MD 1 ; Behrad Elmiyeh, MRCS,
DOHNS 1 ; Christopher M. Nutting, FRCR 1,2 ; Peter M. Clarke, FRCS 1 ; Cyrus J. Kerawala,
FRCS, FDSRCS 1,2 ; Peter H. Rhys-Evans, FRCS 1,2 ; Kevin J. Harrington, FRCR, PhD 1,2 ;
Rehan Kazi, MS, FRCS 1,2
Affiliations:
1
Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK.
2
The Institute of Cancer Research, 123 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3RP, UK.
3
Department of Statistics, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
Address for correspondence:
Dr. Raghav Dwivedi
Head and Neck Unit
Royal Marsden Hospital
Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
Ph: 0044 207 808 2202; E-mail: raghav_dwivedi@rediffmail.com
Funding and financial support
Dr. Raghav Dwivedi, Dr. Rehan Kazi and Mr. Justin Roe are supported by Research
Grants from the Head and Neck Cancer Research Trust/ The Oracle Cancer Trust.
Acknowledgement:
The authors would like to thank Mr. Rico N. Rinkel, Department of Otolaryngology-
Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
and Prof. Adrian Fourcin, Department of Phoniatrics and Linguistics, University College
London, UK for their continuous support and encouragement for this study.
Running title:
Validation of English Version of Speech Handicap Index
Key words: Speech Handicap Index (SHI); Head and neck cancer; Oral cancer;
Oropharyngeal cancer; Quality of life.
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