New Review of Multilingual PROMs for Dysphonia Published in the Journal of Voice

We are excited to announce that our lab’s latest study, titled “Comprehensive Review of Multilingual Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Dysphonia”, will be published in the Journal of Voice and is available online as of January 16, 2025.

Authored by Grace Chow, Dr. Maxwell Sher, Dr. Gintas Krisciunas, and Dr. Lauren Tracy, this study addresses a critical gap in the evaluation of dysphonia (voice disorders) by exploring the limitations of multilingual Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs). While PROMs are vital tools for laryngologists assessing dysphonia, their translation into languages other than English is limited and often insufficiently validated, risking a loss of meaning. This comprehensive review closely examines this problem, highlighting the potential for translation and cross-cultural validation of PROMs to allow for more diverse assessment of patients with dysphonia.

You can access the full text of the study at ScienceDirect.

To learn more about our lab’s ongoing research in voice disorders, visit here.