This document is a position statement on the formal perceptual evaluation of voice quality in
the United Kingdom (UK). It addresses a number of clinical issues pertaining to the …

Perceptual rating scales are widely used in voice quality assessment, yet apart from the
GRBAS scale, their reliability has been poorly demonstrated. There are no studies that have …

Auditory-perceptual evaluation is the most commonly used clinical voice assessment
method, and is often considered a gold standard for documentation of voice disorders. This …

Voice quality is not clearly defined but it can be concluded that it is a multidimensional
perceived construct. Therefore, there are broadly two approaches to measure voice …

Introduction: Methods of perceptual voice evaluation have yet to achieve satisfactory
consistency; complete acceptance of a recognised clinical protocol is still some way off …

Despite many years of research, we still do not know how to measure vocal quality. This
paper reviews the history of quality assessment, describes some reasons why current …

To determine whether a correlation exists between the Grade, Roughness, Breathiness,
Aesthenia, Strain (GRBAS) scale (a subjective measure of voice) and the Multi-Dimensional …

Objectives To develop a perceptual voice quality database for educational and research
purposes. Study design Development of a database. Methods A total of 296 high quality …

Although perceptual assessment is included in most protocols for evaluating pathologic
voices, a standard set of valid scales for measuring voice quality has never been …

The perceptual GRBAS scale for deviant voice quality (completed with a" I" parameter:
Instability= fluctuation of voice quality over time) was tested in 5 different institutes on 943 …