Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1998;119(4):247-8.

Reliability and clinical relevance of perceptual evaluation of pathological voices

P H Dejonckere  1 , M Remacle, E Fresnel-Elbaz, V Woisard, L Crevier, B Millet
Affiliations
  • PMID: 9865100

Reliability and clinical relevance of perceptual evaluation of pathological voices

P H Dejonckere et al. Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord). 1998.

Abstract

The perceptual GIRBAS scale for deviant voice quality was tested in 5 different institutes on 943 voice patients. Each voice was evaluated separately by 2 professionals. The interrater and intrarater correlation is satisfactory for G, R and B. Experience with the scale significantly improves the interrater agreement. Further, GIRBAS/acoustical correlations were investigated by using the multidimensional voice program (MDVP) of Kay. Principal component analysis allows reduction of 21 MDVP parameters to 5 clinically relevant clusters, with a typical acoustical measurement for each of them. The GIRBAS scale seems to be a valuable instrument for clinical practice.

PubMed Disclaimer

LinkOut - more resources