An evaluation of the English language version of the social hearing handicap index.
It is widely acknowledged that standard clinical measures of hearing assessment can provide no more than a relative measure of social efficiency. A Danish language scale for self-assessment of hearing handicap has been reported both in terms of initial assessment, and of assessing response to rehabilitatory intervention. The English language version of this scale was included in a study on hearing handicap in a sample of adult native English speakers. The results essentially supported the claims of the authors but some reservations are noted.
D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008037:Linguistics; D008297:Male; D012647:Self-Assessment