Consensus Auditory-perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) and GRBASI

digital format adaptation

Abstract

Introduction: Auditory-perceptual assessment scales are widely used in clinical vocal practice. The purpose of this paper work is to present a proposal of a tool for digital analysis of the CAPE-V and the GRBASI scale. Description: The digital protocol was developed using Microsoft Excel® software for Microsoft 365® based on the culturally adapted version of CAPE-V for Brazilian Portuguese and on the Japanese GRBASI scale. The tool was organized into four combined worksheets, one for general data, two for recording parameter assessments and one for comparing pre- and post-intervention assessments. Final considerations: Regarding the CAPE-V, the tool produced is able to automatically measure the visual-analog scales of each parameter evaluated and perform the necessary sums. With GRBASI it is possible to complete the scale considering the degrees of altered parameters, which can range from absent (zero) to accentuated (three). Graphics and tables are generated and help in the clinical analysis of both CAPE-V and GRBASI. We believe that this tool can contribute in several ways, such as: accessible and digital tool for clinical and research use; used for perceptual auditory training; useful to demonstrate to the patient, through the generated graphics, the feedback about their evolution in speech therapy; it can facilitate the information flow obtained in the evaluation, in addition to contribution of the reduction of paper use. The download is available for free.