Validation of the Korean Version of the Spatial Hearing Questionnaire for Assessing the Severity and Symmetry of Hearing Impairment
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 842-847, 2017.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Spatial hearing refers to the ability to understand speech and identify sounds in various environments. We assessed the validity of the Korean version of the Spatial Hearing Questionnaire (K-SHQ). MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We performed forward translation of the original English SHQ to Korean and backward translation from the Korean to English. Forty-eight patients who were able to read and understand Korean and received a score of 24 or higher on the Mini-Mental Status Examination were included in the study. Patients underwent pure tone audiometry (PTA) using a standard protocol and completed the K-SHQ. Internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha, and factor analysis was performed to prove reliability. Construct validity was tested by comparing K-SHQ scores from patients with normal hearing to those with hearing impairment. Scores were compared between subjects with unilateral or bilateral hearing loss and between symmetrical and asymmetrical hearing impairment.RESULTS:
Cronbach's alpha showed good internal consistency (0.982). Two factors were identified by factoranalysis:
There was a significant difference in K-SHQ scores for patients with normal hearing compared to those with hearing impairment. Patients with asymmetric hearing impairment had higher K-SHQ scores than those with symmetric hearing impairment. This is related to a lower threshold of PTA in the better ear of subjects. The hearing ability of the better ear is correlated with K-SHQ score.CONCLUSION:
The K-SHQ is a reliable and valid tool with which to assess spatial hearing in patients who speak and read Korean. K-SHQ score reflects the severity and symmetry of hearing impairment.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Audiometry
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Sound Localization
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Ear
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Hearing
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Hearing Loss, Bilateral
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Hearing Loss
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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