Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A tool for clinical auditory-perceptual assessment of voice. Its primary purpose is to describe the severity of auditory-perceptual attributes of a voice problem, in a way that can be communicated among clinicians. Its secondary purpose is to contribute to hypotheses regarding the anatomic and physiological bases of voice problems and to evaluate the need for additional testing.

**Synonyms:** - CAPE-V - Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V)