Auditory-Perceptual Assessment of Gender Expression in Voice (PAGE-V)
Development and initial evaluation of a clinical rating protocol
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https://doi.org/10.58986/al.2025.41653Nyckelord:
auditory-perceptual voice assessment, listener training, voice quality, resonance, intonationAbstract
Könsbekräftande röstbehandling syftar till att hjälpa transpersoner och personer med varierande könsidentiter att nå en röst som bättre överensstämmer med deras könsidentitet. Vi beskriver och utvärderar protokollet ”Auditory-Perceptual Assessment of Gender Expression in Voice” (PAGE-V) för att bedöma röst- och talegenskaper av betydelse för att utvärdera könsbekräftande röstbehandling. Utvärderingen av protokollet genomfördes i två steg. Först granskade sju logopeder PAGE-V baserat på deras erfarenhet av att ge könsbekräftande röstbehandling. Därefter genomgick sex logopeder en lyssnarutbildning och bedömde 45 röster enligt PAGE-V. Resultaten visar att enskilda logopeder betygsatte protokollets egenskaper relativt konsekvent, men att överenstämmelsen mellan logopederna var lägre. PAGE-V sågs av logopederna som ett kliniskt användbart verktyg, och återkopplingen stärker vidareutvecklingen av PAGE-V. Lyssnarträning kommer dock att krävas för att säkerställa god konsensus i användning av protokollet.
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