Psychometric evaluation of a Norwegian version of the Hearing Disability and Handicap ScaleVisa övriga samt affilieringar
2007 (Engelska)Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, ISSN 1501-7419, E-ISSN 1745-3011, Vol. 9, nr 2, s. 112-124Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]
Aim:
To evaluate the Hearing Disability and Handicap Scale (HDHS) in an unselected population of adults with hearing impairment.
Subjects and methods:
A total of 342 consecutive adults who consulted the outpatient unit of audiology in the ENT department of a Norwegian university hospital answered HDHS, which intends to assess the negative consequences of hearing loss. The psychometric evaluation included internal structure analyses and made use of principal factors followed by varimax rotation, construct validity by corrected item-total correlation, and internal consistency reliability by Cronbach's alpha coefficient.
Results:
HDHS showed good psychometric properties with three factors, i.e. speech perception (five items), non-speech sound (five items) and participation restriction (10 items). All had good internal consistency reliability. The inventory distinguished between activity limitations and other problems related to social life participation.
Conclusion:
HDHS was found to be adequate for research and clinical purposes in an unselected adult population with a quite different cultural background and language than the original one.
Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
Philadelphia: Routledge, 2007. Vol. 9, nr 2, s. 112-124
Nyckelord [en]
Hearing Disability, Handicap Scale, Psychometrical Evaluation
Nationell ämneskategori
Oto-rino-laryngologi
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-1482DOI: 10.1080/15017410701352635Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-51649092389Lokalt ID: 2082/1862OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-1482DiVA, id: diva2:238700
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