Auditory-Perceptual Voice Evaluation: Validation of the Chilean Spanish Adaptation of the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V).

Authors

María Soledad Narea Veas, Patricia Farías

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Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation. Nov 07, 2026. Epub Nov 07, 2026.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to validate the Chilean Spanish adaptation of CAPE-V and examine its psychometric properties for auditory-perceptual assessment of voice quality in Chilean speakers.
This was a quantitative, nonexperimental, cross-sectional, descriptive-comparative validation study.
The original CAPE-V was adapted to Chilean Spanish through translation, synthesis, back-translation, expert committee review, and pretesting. Sixty-two voice samples were analyzed: 31 normophonic and 31 dysphonic voices. The samples were not matched by sex or age, and laryngological diagnosis and dysphonia severity were not controlled. Four Chilean Spanish-speaking speech-language pathologists with 10 or more years of experience rated all samples using GRBAS and the Chilean Spanish CAPE-V, with a 7-day interval between instruments. Internal consistency, intra-rater reliability, inter-rater reliability, concurrent validity with GRBAS, and construct validity were examined.
The Chilean Spanish CAPE-V showed high internal consistency for overall severity, roughness, strain, breathiness, and loudness, and moderate consistency for pitch. Intra-rater reliability was high for most parameters, except loudness, which was moderate. Inter-rater agreement was excellent for overall severity, roughness, strain, and breathiness, and good for loudness and pitch. Concurrent validity with GRBAS was strong for overall severity/grade and roughness, and moderate for breathiness and strain. Dysphonic voices scored significantly higher than normophonic voices across all CAPE-V parameters.
The Chilean Spanish CAPE-V is a valid and reliable instrument for auditory-perceptual assessment of dysphonia in Chilean speakers.

PMID:
42998908
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 08 Nov 2026.

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