Can Hypernasality be Reliably Rated Using the American English Phrase Sample as a Part of the Cleft Audit Protocol for Speech-Augmented-Americleft Modification (CAPS-A-AM) Protocol?

Abstract

Background

The American English Phrase Sample is an alternative repetition stimulus that can be used as a part of the Cleft Audit Protocol for Speech-Augmented-Americleft Modification.

Problem

Reliability for rating hypernasality is unknown when the phrase sample is used.

Solution

Assessed intra- and interrater reliability for rating hypernasality.

What we did

Intrarater reliability was k = 0.76–0.91 and interrater reliability was k = 0.63–0.77. The phrase sample had the same reliability for rating hypernasality as the sentence sample.