Diagnostic Performance of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (Screening Version) Against Differing Definitions of Hearing Loss
- 1 August 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Ear & Hearing
- Vol. 9 (4) , 208-211
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003446-198808000-00006
Abstract
The diagnostic performance of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly—Screening Version (HHIE-S) was evaluated against five definitions of hearing loss in 178 elderly subjects screened in primary care. Hearing loss was assessed by puretone audiometry. Using a score of greater than 8 as a cut point, the HHIE-S had sensitivities ranging from 53 to 72% and specificities ranging from 70 to 84% with the different definitions. The HHIE-S receiver-operating characteristics and likelihood ratios were similar regardless of hearing loss definition used. The HHIE-S is a valid, robust test for identifying hearing-impaired elderly, irrespective of the audiometric definition used to finally diagnose hearing difficulties.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Preferred Method For Clinical Determination Of Pure-Tone ThresholdsJournal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1959