title: Exploring the Relevance of Items in the Communicative Participation Item Bank (CPIB) for Individuals With Hearing Loss.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The Communicative Participation Item Bank (CPIB) was developed to evaluate participation restrictions in communication situations for individuals with speech and language disorders. This study evaluated the potential relevance of CPIB items for individuals with hearing loss.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cognitive interviews were conducted with 17 adults with a range of treated and untreated hearing loss, who responded to 46 items. Interviews were continued until saturation was reached and prevalent trends emerged. A focus group was also conducted with 3 experienced audiologists to seek their views on the CPIB. Analysis of data included qualitative and quantitative approaches.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of the items were applicable to individuals with hearing loss; however, 12 items were identified as potentially not relevant. This was largely attributed to the items' focus on speech production rather than hearing. The results from the focus group were in agreement for a majority of items.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The next step in validating the CPIB for individuals with hearing loss is a psychometric analysis on a large sample. Possible outcomes could be that the CPIB is considered valid in its entirety or the creation of a new questionnaire or a hearing loss-specific short form with a subset of items is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: Christi W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: Carolyn R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Baylor
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Birch
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: Kathryn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Yorkston
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000072018:Audiologists; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D034381:Hearing Loss; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D036301:Qualitative Research; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires