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A scoping review of arabic self-reported measures of hearing, tinnitus and hyperacusis: Limited quality and quantity
Abdulsalam Alhaidary1, Kishore Tanniru1, Kevin J Munro1
1From the Department of Rehabilitation Health Sciences (Alhaidary, Tanniru, Bin Afif, Almufarrij), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (Munro, Almufarrij), School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; from the Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Munro), Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, United Kingdom.
Objectives:
To identify Arabic-language self-report measures related to hearing, tinnitus and hyperacusis and evaluate whether they had been validated and cross-culturally adapted following translation from other languages.
Methods:
The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR guidelines) and searched 5` information sources (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO and Google Scholar) from their inception to September 2023, identifying all originally developed or translated Arabic self- or parent-report measures related to hearing, tinnitus and hyperacusis. A total of 1,458 records were screened, with only 28 deemed eligible for inclusion.
Results:
This review identified 23 measures related to hearing and 5 related to tinnitus and hyperacusis. All but three measures were translated and cross-culturally adapted from other languages. No statistical analysis was performed.
Conclusion:
The absence of detailed descriptions of the translation process was a common concern in the identified publications. Despite millions speaking Arabic as their native language, there is a notable lack of high-quality, comprehensive Arabic-language self-report measures for hearing, tinnitus and hyperacusis. Further efforts are needed to develop and cross-culturally adapt validated Arabic measures in accordance with recommended guidelines for research and clinical applications.
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