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S Storz1, R Schönweiler2, B Wollenberg1
1Klinik für HNO-Heilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Deutschland.
HNO
|May 31, 2019
Summary
The Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) questionnaire
Area of Science:
- Audiology
- Hearing Health
- Patient-Reported Outcomes
Background:
- The Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) measures hearing aid effectiveness.
- Previous surveys indicated variable APHAB question response rates.
- Understanding question relevance is crucial for accurate hearing aid benefit assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the everyday relevance of individual APHAB questions.
- To determine if question relevance influences patient response frequency.
- To analyze the relationship between perceived relevance and answer patterns.
Main Methods:
- 517 hearing-impaired patients completed the APHAB questionnaire.
- Everyday relevance of each question was self-assessed on a four-point scale.
- Statistical analysis, including cross-tabulation and chi-squared tests, was performed.
Main Results:
- One APHAB question (number 21) showed significantly lower response frequency.
- Five distinct patterns of everyday relevance distribution were identified.
- No statistically significant correlation was found between question relevance and answer frequency (p < 0.001).
Conclusions:
- Everyday relevance does not appear to influence APHAB answer frequency.
- Identified relevance distribution patterns may aid in individual APHAB answer interpretation.
- Further research should explore the influence of relevance on APHAB answer ranking.
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