Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Tamil Version of Evaluation of the Ability to Sing Easily in Carnatic Singers.

Aim: This study aimed to (i) culturally adapt and linguistically translate the Evaluation of the Ability to Sing Easily (EASE) in Tamil (EASE-T), (ii) validate EASE-T in Tamil-speaking Carnatic singers, and (iii) compare the scores of EASE-T with the original EASE (English) and EASE-K (Kannada).

Method: The original EASE (English) consisting of twenty-two statements in the three subscales-vocal fatigue, pathological risk factors, and vocal concerns, was adapted and translated to Tamil by professional translators. After incorporating the modifications, EASE preliminary version was given to eight Carnatic singers and four speech language pathologists for content validation.