| Relationship between self-reported hearing and measured hearing impairment in an elderly population in Finland. | |
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PMID: 21303228 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Abstract Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the Finnish version of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Elderly Screening (HHIE-S) questionnaire and a simple single-question method in detecting hearing loss. Design: We compared the HHIE-S score and the single question with audiometry results. By analysing the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of the HHIE-S scores we estimated the appropriate cut-off points for the different degrees of hearing loss. Study Sample: 164 home-dwelling subjects in the age cohorts of 70, 75, 80 and 85 years in an industrialized town in Finland filled in the questionnaire, and attended the audiometry. Results: For the detection of moderate or worse hearing loss (i.e., pure tone average at 0.5-4 kHz frequencies >40 dB), the HHIE-S cut-off score of >8 had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 59.7%. The single question had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 70.7%. Thus, the single question was equally sensitive and more specific in detecting moderate or worse hearing loss than the HHIE-S score. However, for the detection of mild hearing loss (i.e., pure tone average >25 dB), the HHIE-S was more sensitive but less specific than the single question. Sumario Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la utilidad de la versi?n finlandesa del Cuestionario para la Identificaci?n de Discapacidad Auditiva de Adultos Mayores (HHIE-S) y la de un m?todo simple de una sola pregunta para detectar p?rdidas auditivas. Dise?o: Comparamos la puntuaci?n del HHIE-S y de la pregunta aislada con los resultados audiom?tricos. Al analizar las curvas caracter sticas de operaci?n del receptor (ROC) y las puntuaciones del HHIE-S, estimamos los puntos de corte apropiados para los diferentes grados de p?rdida auditiva. Muestra de estudio: Llenaron el cuestionario 164 sujetos que viv?an en sus propias casas, pertenecientes a las cohortes de edad de 70, 75, 80 y 85 a?os, en una localidad industrializada de Finlandia y que se sometieron a la audiometr?a. Resultados: Para la identificaci?n de p?rdidas moderadas o peores (p. ej. promedio de tonos puros en las frecuencias de 0.5?4 kHz, >40 dB), la puntuaci?n para el corte del HHIE-S en >8, tuvo una sensibilidad de 100% y una especificidad de 59.7%. La pregunta aislada tuvo una sensibilidad de 100% y una especificidad de 70.7%. Por esto, la pregunta aislada fue igualmente sensible pero m?s espec?fica para la identificaci?n de p?rdidas auditivas moderadas o peores que la puntuaci?n del HHIE-S. No obstante, para la identificaci?n de p?rdidas leves (p. ej. promedio de tonos puros >25 dB), el HHIE-S tuvo mayor sensibilidad aunque su especificidad fue menor que para la pregunta aislada. |
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Jaakko Salonen; Reijo Johansson; Seppo Karjalainen; Tero Vahlberg; Raimo Isoaho |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-2-8 |
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Title: International journal of audiology Volume: - ISSN: 1708-8186 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-2-9 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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*Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Turku University Hospital, Finland. |
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