title: Development of a minimum protocol for assessment in the paediatric voice clinic. Part 1: evaluating vocal function.
abstract: The European Laryngological Society (ELS) recommend that functional assessment of voice disorder in adults requires evaluation of a number of different parameters. The current paper presents a discussion of four of the five parameters highlighted in the ELS protocol: perceptual evaluation of voice, videostroboscopic examination, evaluation of aerodynamic performance in voice, and acoustic analysis. Subjective rating of voice in children is explored in a companion paper. These parameters have been extensively evaluated in adults, and a review of the literature pertaining to the paediatric population is presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Strathclyde, School of Psychological Sciences and Health, Speech and Language Therapy, 76 Southbrae Drive, Glasgow, G13 1PP, UK. wendy.cohen@strath.ac.uk
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: David McGregor
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Wynne
authors.forename: Haytham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kubba
authors.forename: Elspeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McCartney
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010699:Phonation; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D016730:Program Development; D013067:Speech Perception; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D049489:Stroboscopy; D014741:Video Recording; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D014833:Voice Quality