Assessing the Effects of Patient Self-Rating of Voice Quality on Voice Therapy Attendance and Outcomes

The novel online module the authors developed consists of a patient education on acoustic-perceptual rating of voice quality (CAPE-V), practice rating sample recordings of others' voices, and the patient's self-rating of their own voice in real time during a standard sentence-reading task. The module also includes the Self-Efficacy Scale for Voice Therapy.

The generic online patient education module on vocal hygiene during the waiting period between their initial evaluation and their first therapy session that also includes the Self-Efficacy Scale for Voice Therapy