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| Title |
Validation of the Swedish Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (Screening Version) and Evaluation of Its Effect in Hearing Aid Rehabilitation
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| Published in |
Trends in Hearing, March 2016
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| DOI | 10.1177/2331216516639234 |
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| Authors |
Marie Öberg |
| Abstract |
Self-reports of subjective hearing difficulties by people with hearing loss may be a useful complement to audiometry in hearing aid rehabilitation. To be useful, such self-reports need to be reliable. This study investigated the reliability and the validity of the Swedish Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (Screening Version; HHIE-S). Sixty-nine participants completed a questionnaire before hearing aid rehabilitation. Of these individuals, 49 completed hearing aid rehabilitation (aged between 23 and 94 years), and 41 of these 49 participants completed the questionnaire after completing the rehabilitation. The Swedish HHIE-S exhibited good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha coefficient of .77). The questionnaire was effective for evaluating hearing aid rehabilitation, and a statistically significant reduction in hearing difficulties was observed. The clinicians found the questionnaire easy to administer and effective in hearing aid rehabilitation. The findings from the study support the use of the HHIE-S in clinical practice. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 41 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 41 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 10% |
| Researcher | 3 | 7% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| Unknown | 12 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 17% |
| Engineering | 3 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 12% |
| Unknown | 15 | 37% |