| Comparison of self-reported and audiometrically-measured hearing loss in the Australian Defence Force. | |
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PMID: 22149463 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Objective: To investigate the relationship between self-reported and audiometrically-measured hearing loss in a sample of Australian Defence Force personnel. Design: Responses to a question regarding hearing problems were compared with contemporaneous audiometric data. Study sample: 3335 members of the Australian Defence Force for whom anonymised medical records were available. Results: The sensitivity of self-report data to identify higher-frequency hearing loss was lower than sensitivity at other frequencies, and positive predictive values were moderate to poor at all frequencies. Performance characteristics of self-report compared with audiometric data also varied with age, sex, and rank. Conclusions: While self-report hearing loss data have good performance characteristics for estimating prevalence of hearing loss as defined by audiometric criteria, this study indicates that the usefulness of self-report data in identifying individuals with hearing loss may be limited in this population. |
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Katherine M Kirk; Annabel McGuire; Peter E Nasveld; Susan A Treloar |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-12-12 |
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Title: International journal of audiology Volume: - ISSN: 1708-8186 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-12-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101140017 Medline TA: Int J Audiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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The University of Queensland, Centre for Military and Veterans' Health, Mayne Medical School , Brisbane , Australia. |
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