title: The effect of task on determination of maximum phonational frequency range.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate if there was an effect of task on determination of maximum phonational frequency range (MPFR). Two tasks commonly used to elicit MPFR in clinical voice evaluations were compared. Normal adult females (N = 30) were examined. No statistically significant effect of task was found. Both tasks (glissando and discrete-step) were found to have a high positive correlation (0.84). Implications of the use of one task for determination of maximum phonational frequency range are discussed, as is the possibility of a task effect on determination of other voice parameters.
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205, USA. zraickrichardi@exchange.uams.edu
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Zraick
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Montague
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Monoson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010699:Phonation / Q000502:physiology*; D014831:Voice / Q000502:physiology*; D014833:Voice Quality