Abstract
Objective: To date, no hearing-specific self-report tool is available in Dutch to give insight into how deficits in auditory skills are experienced by a child in daily life or to examine the impact of hearing loss on children’s quality of life. Therefore, we aimed to translate and validate the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) and the Hearing Environments and Reflection on Quality of Life (HEAR-QL) Questionnaire for children and adolescents into Dutch. Design: Translation of the questionnaires into Dutch was conducted by means of the forward-backward procedure. Participants were invited to complete the questionnaires digitally. We examined discriminant validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability. Study sample: A total of 121 subjects between 7 and 18 years old were included, of which 54 normal hearing and 67 bilaterally hearing-impaired subjects. Hearing-impaired subjects were fitted with hearing aids, bone conductive devices and/or cochlear implants. Results: All questionnaires were shown to significantly discriminate between the normal hearing and the hearing-impaired group. Satisfying internal consistency and good test-retest reliability were found. Conclusions: The Dutch SSQ and HEAR-QL questionnaires for children and adolescents appear to be valid and reliable self-report tools for management and follow-up of those with hearing loss.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 129-137 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal of Audiology |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 27 Jan 2022 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research received no external funding. The authors thank the children and adolescents, and their parents, for participation in the study. The authors also express their thanks to Marian Rodenburg of Auris audiological centre Rotterdam, for her assistance in recruiting hearing-impaired subjects, and to Anouk Heine, for her assistance in the development and setup of the questionnaires using LimeSurvey© and GemsTracker©.
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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of British Society of Audiology, International Society of Audiology, and Nordic Audiological Society.
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Child version of SSQ
Vroegop, J. (Creator), 2 Jan 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10450437, https://zenodo.org/records/10450437
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