Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation, Jan 16, 2017
This study aimed to present an experience in rating voices of adults with normal hearing and adul... more This study aimed to present an experience in rating voices of adults with normal hearing and adults with cochlear implants and critically examine the outcomes, discussing pros and cons of the methodology used. This is a cross-sectional, prospective study. One hundred and fifty voice samples, consisting of 50 sustained vowels, 50 samples of connected speech, and 50 samples of conversational speech, belonging to 25 adults with hearing impairment with cochlear implants and 25 adults with normal hearing, were perceptually analyzed for inter-rater agreement and intra-rater reliability. Three experienced judges rated the voice samples using visual analog scales of parameters considered relevant for cochlear-implanted population such as articulation, intonation, and resonance. The raters participated in three training sessions for calibration and had 1 month to complete the ratings individually. Twenty percent of the samples were repeated randomly to verify intra-rater reliability. The lev...
Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation, Jan 16, 2017
This study aimed to present an experience in rating voices of adults with normal hearing and adul... more This study aimed to present an experience in rating voices of adults with normal hearing and adults with cochlear implants and critically examine the outcomes, discussing pros and cons of the methodology used. This is a cross-sectional, prospective study. One hundred and fifty voice samples, consisting of 50 sustained vowels, 50 samples of connected speech, and 50 samples of conversational speech, belonging to 25 adults with hearing impairment with cochlear implants and 25 adults with normal hearing, were perceptually analyzed for inter-rater agreement and intra-rater reliability. Three experienced judges rated the voice samples using visual analog scales of parameters considered relevant for cochlear-implanted population such as articulation, intonation, and resonance. The raters participated in three training sessions for calibration and had 1 month to complete the ratings individually. Twenty percent of the samples were repeated randomly to verify intra-rater reliability. The lev...
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