[
    {
        "id": "osp-10691",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Association Between Voice Handicap Index and Reflux Symptom Index: A cross-sectional study of undiagnosed general and teacher cohorts in Saudi Arabia",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Al-Anazi",
                "given": "Rawan"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Rahim",
                "given": "Ahmed"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Ghuwainem",
                "given": "Sara"
            },
            {
                "family": "Abdulrahman",
                "given": ""
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Bar",
                "given": "Mohammad H."
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/association-between-voice-handicap-index-and-reflux-symptom-index-a-cross-sectional-study-of-undiagnosed-general-and-teacher-cohorts-in-saudi-arabia",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "18",
        "issue": "3",
        "page": "e350-354",
        "DOI": "10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.014",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: This study aimed to assess potential associations between self-reported symptoms of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and voice disorders among two undiagnosed cohorts in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from February to April 2017 in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Validated Arabic versions of the Reflux Symptom Index (RSI) and 10-item Voice Handicap Index (VHI-10) were distributed to 400 teachers at 13 schools and 300 members of the general population attending an ear, nose and throat clinic in Khobar. Scores of >13 and >11 on the RSI and VHI-10 indicated a potential subjective diagnosis of LPR and voice disorders, respectively. Results: A total of 446 individuals took part in the study, including 260 members of the general population (response rate: 86.7%) and 186 teachers (response rate: 46.5%). The mean age was 32.5 years. In total, 62.2% complained of voice and/or reflux problems, with the remaining 37.8% not reporting/unaware of any problems in this regard. Among the teachers, 30.6% and 18.3% had positive RSI and VHI-10 scores, respectively, while 43.1% and 14.6% of the individuals from the general population had positive RSI and VHI-10 scores, respectively. Overall, VHI-10 scores were significantly associated with RSI scores (P"
    }
]