Cultural and Linguistic Adaptation of the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) Into Hindi

<jats:sec> <jats:title>Aim</jats:title> <jats:p>The purpose of this study was to develop and assess the reliability of a Hindi version of the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V). Reliability was assessed by comparing Hindi CAPE-V ratings with English CAPE-V ratings and by the Grade, Roughness, Breathiness, Asthenia and Strain (GRBAS) scale.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Method</jats:title> <jats:p>Hindi sentences were created to match the phonemic load of the corresponding English CAPE-V sentences. The Hindi sentences were adapted for linguistic content. The original English and adapted Hindi CAPE-V and GRBAS were completed for 33 bilingual individuals with normal voice quality. Additionally, the Hindi CAPE-V and GRBAS were completed for 13 Hindi speakers with disordered voice quality. The agreement of CAPE-V ratings was assessed between language versions, GRBAS ratings, and two rater pairs (three raters in total). Pearson product–moment correlation was completed for all comparisons.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Results</jats:title> <jats:p> A strong correlation ( <jats:italic>r</jats:italic> > .8, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> < .01) was found between the Hindi CAPE-V scores and the English CAPE-V scores for most variables in normal voice participants. A weak correlation was found for the variable of strain ( <jats:italic>r</jats:italic> < .2, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = .400) in the normative group. A strong correlation ( <jats:italic>r</jats:italic> > .6, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> < .01) was found between the overall severity/grade, roughness, and breathiness scores in the GRBAS scale and the CAPE-V scale in normal and disordered voice samples. Significant interrater reliability ( <jats:italic>r</jats:italic> > .75) was present in overall severity and breathiness. </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title> <jats:p>The Hindi version of the CAPE-V demonstrates good interrater reliability and concurrent validity with the English CAPE-V and the GRBAS. The Hindi CAPE-V can be used for the auditory-perceptual voice assessment of Hindi speakers.</jats:p> </jats:sec>