ABSTRACT
The 125-item Communication Self-assessment Scale Inventory for Deaf Adults evaluates difficult communication situations, their importance to the client, communication strategies, and attitudes toward hearing loss. Each scale contains subscales, and the scales may be used independently of each other. The original 115-item scale was revised to improve internal consistency of some of the subscales and modify language in some items. Internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, and normative data are presented. The scales were presented to a group of prelingually deaf adults and adolescents who differed in the frequency of hearing aid use, primary mode of communication home, school, and work, and educational background. Subjects responded to some of the scales and subscales in a significantly different manner based on these parameters.
Subject(s)
Deafness , Self-Assessment , Adolescent , Adult , Attitude , Communication Disorders/diagnosis , Deafness/rehabilitation , Female , Hearing Aids , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Speech PerceptionABSTRACT
The Communication Self-Assessment Scale for Deaf Adults (CSDA) evaluates difficult communication situations, their importance to the respondent, communication strategies, and communication attitudes. Scale items use simple descriptive language in active declarative form. Each scale is comprised of three or more subscales. The subject responds using a three point semantic differential based on frequency of occurrence or degree of importance. Item analysis, factor analysis, internal consistency reliability studies, and collection of normative data have been performed on a population of 290 deaf adults.