Psychometric evaluation of a Norwegian version of the Communication Strategies Scale of the Communication Profile for the Hearing ImpairedShow others and affiliations
2007 (English)In: Disability and Rehabilitation, ISSN 0963-8288, E-ISSN 1464-5165, Vol. 29, no 6, p. 513-520Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Aim.
To evaluate the Communication Strategies Scale (CSS) in an adult Norwegian sample with hearing loss.
Subjects and methods.
Of 474 invited patients, a total of 337 consecutive adults admitted to the outpatient Unit of Audiology, ENT Department of a university hospital answered the CSS of the Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired. The inventory assesses the use of three specific coping strategies; Maladaptive Behaviour, Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Strategies. The psychometric evaluation included construct validity by corrected item-total correlation, the internal consistency reliability by coefficient alpha (Cronbach's) and standard error of the measurement (SEM). Internal structure was evaluated by factor analyses using principal factors followed by a varimax rotation.
Results.
CSS showed good psychometric properties with acceptable and good internal consistency reliability for the subscales. The internal structure of the entire scale gave main loadings at 24 of 25 items at the same factor as the original one.
Conclusion.
CSS may well be used as a clinical tool in the routine assessment of maladaptive and adaptive communication strategies in an unselected adult population of hearing impaired outpatients.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
London: Informa Healthcare, 2007. Vol. 29, no 6, p. 513-520
Keywords [en]
Coping, Hearing impairment, Nonverbal communication, Verbal behavior
National Category
Social Work
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-1483DOI: 10.1080/09638280600902596ISI: 000244892000009PubMedID: 17364806Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-34249736783Local ID: 2082/1863OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-1483DiVA, id: diva2:238701
2008-06-032008-06-032018-03-23Bibliographically approved