Using a Self-Assessment Questionnaire to Identify Probable Hearing Loss among Older Adults
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 69 (2) , 511-514
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1989.69.2.511
Abstract
The present study was designed to investigate a protocol to facilitate identification of probable hearing loss among 59 older adults (ages 60 to 84 yr.) using the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly—Screening Version, a self-assessment questionnaire. Analysis suggests the scale has excellent potential for identifying hearing loss among older adults.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
- Diagnostic Performance of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (Screening Version) Against Differing Definitions of Hearing LossEar & Hearing, 1988
- Validation of screening tools for identifying hearing-impaired elderly in primary careJAMA, 1988
- Validation of Screening Tools for Identifying Hearing-Impaired Elderly in Primary CareJAMA, 1988
- The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the ElderlyEar & Hearing, 1982