The SCAN-A in testing for auditory processing disorder in a sample of British adults.
OBJECTIVE
The SCAN-A ( Keith, 1994 ) is a test for auditory processing disorders in adolescents aged 11+ and adults developed in the USA. It was previously found that the children's version (the SCAN-C) over diagnoses auditory processing disorder in UK children. This study was conducted to assess the use of the SCAN-A with UK adults.


METHODS
Comparison of UK adult's SCAN-A performance to US-based normative data.


METHODS
31 UK adults aged 19 to 64 years (M 24, sd 10).


RESULTS
The UK sample scored significantly worse on three subtests: the Filtered Words (FW), Competing Words (CW) and Competing Sentences (CS) sections as well as on the Total Score.


CONCLUSIONS
Applying US norms to UK adult's performance results in a high rate of over-identification of listening difficulties. Alternative UK norms are provided and implications for use of the SCAN-A with UK adolescents and adults are discussed.
Audiology and Deafness Research Group, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK. piers.dawes@manchester.ac.uk
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D000328:Adult; D001308:Auditory Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult