title: Validation of the Spanish adaptation of the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) was developed.to promote a standardised approach to evaluating and documenting auditory perceptual judgments of vocal quality. This tool was originally developed in English language and its Spanish version is still inexistent. The aim of this study was to develop a Spanish adaptation of CAPE-V and to examine the reliability and empirical validity of this Spanish version.
  
  
  METHODS
  To adapt the CAPE-V protocol to the Spanish language, we proposed 6 phrases phonetically designed according to the CAPE-V requirements. Prospective instrument validation was performed. The validity of the Spanish version of the CAPE-V was examined in 4 ways: intra-rater reliability, inter-rater reliability and CAPE-V versus GRABS judgments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Inter-rater reliability coefficients for the CAPE-V ranged from 0.93 for overall severity to 0.54 for intensity; intra-rater reliability ranged from 0.98 for overall severity to 0.85 for intensity. The comparison of judgments between GRABS and CAPE-V ranged from 0.86 for overall severity to 0.61 for breathiness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study supports the use of the Spanish version of CAPE-V because of its validity and reliability.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, España. Electronic address: fnunezb@telefonica.net.
authors.forename: Faustino
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Núñez-Batalla
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, España.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morato-Galán
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: García-López
authors.affiliation: Logopedia, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, España.
authors.forename: Arántzazu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ávila-Menéndez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001307:Auditory Perception; D055154:Dysphonia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D010700:Phonetics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014833:Voice Quality; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Análisis de la voz; Análisis perceptual de la voz; Trastornos vocales; Voice analysis; Voice disorders; Voice perceptual analysis