Consensus Auditory-perceptual Evaluation of Voice: Development of a Standardized Clinical Protocol

Overview

Journal Am J Speech Lang Pathol

Specialty Otorhinolaryngology

Date 2008 Oct 22

PMID 18930908

Citations 225

Authors

Gail B Kempster

Bruce R Gerratt

Katherine Verdolini Abbott

Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer

Robert E Hillman

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Abstract

Purpose: This article presents the development of the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) following a consensus conference on perceptual voice quality measurement sponsored by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Special Interest Division 3, Voice and Voice Disorders. The CAPE-V protocol and recording form were designed to promote a standardized approach to evaluating and documenting auditory-perceptual judgments of vocal quality.

Method: A summary of the consensus conference proceedings and the factors considered by the authors in developing this instrument are included.

Conclusion: The CAPE-V form and instructions, included as appendices to this article, enable clinicians to document perceived voice quality deviations following a standard (i.e., consistent and specified) protocol.

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