Which perceptual voice assessment uses a visual-analog scale for overall severity and related attributes?

• A. CAPE-V and GRBAS
• B. GRBAS
• C. Visual Analog Voice Scale
• D. CAPE-V

Answer: (D)

Perceptual voice judgments are often captured on scales that let you express gradations in judgment. A visual-analog scale provides a continuous line where you mark the exact point that reflects your perception. CAPE-V uses this approach for each perceptual rating, including an overall severity and the individual attributes such as roughness, breathiness, strain, pitch, and loudness. The rater marks on a 100-mm line, giving a precise 0–100 value for each dimension, which helps detect small changes and supports consistent comparisons across raters and sessions. GRBAS, by contrast, uses discrete 0–3 categories, which are less sensitive to fine differences. The standalone “Visual Analog Voice Scale” isn’t a separate, widely used instrument here; CAPE-V is the tool that explicitly employs visual-analog ratings for both overall severity and the related attributes.