TABLE 5.
Instruments evaluated for communicative participation, including construct measured, intended target population, the population the instrument was developed on, sample size, and frequency of instrument use.
| Instrument | What is measured by the instrument? | Target population | Development population | Frequency of instrument use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHA QCL | Communication-related quality of life: the extent to which a person's communication acts as constrained within the boundaries drawn by personal and environmental factors, and as filtered through this person's perspective, allow meaningful participation in life situations. | Adults with communication disorders | Individuals with fluent aphasia (n = 21), nonfluent aphasia (n = 40), TBI/cognitive communication disorders related to right-sided cerebrovascular accidents (n = 14), and individuals with a variety of dysarthrias (associated with PD, ALS, and MS; n = 11) | 0 |
| BOSS | Burden of stroke and underlying dimensions representing the physical (cognitive) burden of the condition. | Adults with communication disorders (stroke) | Community (n = 135) and non-community dwelling (n = 134) stroke survivors, and healthy controls (n = 251) | 4 |
| VAPP | Perception of voice problem, activity limitation, and participation restriction related to voice. | Adults with voice disorders | Adults with a variety of voice disorders (e.g., voice disorders associated with vocal nodules, polyps, thickened vocal folds, vocal fold paralysis, laryngitis; n = 40) and healthy controls (n = 40) | 2 |
| VHI | The psychosocial handicapping effects of voice disorders, including voice disability (restriction or lack of ability manifested in the performance of daily tasks) or voice handicap (social, economic, or environmental disadvantage resulting from an impairment). | Adults with voice disorders | Adults with voice disorders (e.g., voice disorders associated with mass lesions, neurological origins, muscle tension dysphonia, inflammation, and atypical origins; N = 63) | 37 |
| VoiSS | Voice symptoms, including communication problems, throat infection, psychosocial distress, voice sound and variability, and phlegm. | Adults with voice disorders | Adults with voice disorders (e.g., functional voice disorders, and those associated with mass lesions, neurological origins; N =180) | 5 |
| V-RQOL | How a voice problem interferes with day-to-day activities. | Adults with voice disorders | Adults with voice disorders (n = 109) and healthy controls (n =22) | 6 |
Note. ALS = amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; MS = multiple sclerosis; MTD = muscle tension dysphonia; PD = Parkinson's disease; TBI = traumatic brain injury.