Hearing and functioning in everyday life questionnaire : development and validation of an ICF-based instrument

dc.contributor.authorKarlsson, Elin
dc.contributor.authorMaki-Torkko, Elina
dc.contributor.authorGranberg, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorWiden, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorManchaiah, Vinaya
dc.contributor.authorSwarnalatha Nagaraj, Vinay
dc.contributor.authorPichora-Fuller, Kathleen M.
dc.contributor.authorSelb, Melissa
dc.contributor.authorSwanepoel, De Wet
dc.contributor.authorYerraguntla, Krishna
dc.contributor.authorGustafsson, Johanna
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-16T12:08:00Z
dc.date.issued2023-11
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES : Self-assessment instruments are commonly used in audiological rehabilitation. However, several studies highlight the lack of multidimensionality in existing outcome measures, with the consequence that they only partially capture aspects of functioning in everyday life for people living with hearing loss. This study aimed to develop and investigate the content validity of a self-assessment instrument based on the validated Brief International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Core Set for Hearing Loss. DESIGN : The design was a two-part instrument development study. The first part focused on the item-generation process of the instrument, named the Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life Questionnaire (HFEQ) during an experts’ workshop. The second part focused on international content validation of the instrument using group interviews. Strategic sampling was used and 30 adults with hearing loss from India, South Africa, and the United States participated in the group interviews. RESULTS : The expert’s workshop resulted in the first version of the HFEQ containing 30 items. The results from group interviews show that the content of the HFEQ was considered to be valid concerning its relevance, comprehensiveness, and comprehensibility. A majority (73%) of the HFEQ items were perceived by the participants as relevant and easy to comprehend. For the remaining 27% of the items, the content was perceived to be relevant in all countries, but some terms and expressions were reported to require rewording or clearer examples. These modifications will be made in the next step of the development process. CONCLUSION : Content validation of the HFEQ demonstrates promising results, with participants perceiving the content as relevant and comprehensible. Further psychometric validation is required to investigate other psychometric properties, such as construct validity and reliability. The HFEQ has the potential to become a valuable new instrument for assessing everyday functioning in people with hearing loss in audiological rehabilitation and in research.en_US
dc.description.departmentSpeech-Language Pathology and Audiologyen_US
dc.description.embargo2024-06-21
dc.description.librarianhj2024en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-03:Good heatlh and well-beingen_US
dc.description.urihttps://journals.lww.com/ear-hearing/pages/default.aspxen_US
dc.identifier.citationKarlsson, E., Mäki-Torkko, E., Granberg, S. et al. 2023, 'Hearing and functioning in everyday life questionnaire: development and validation of an ICF-based instrument', Ear and Hearing, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 1498-1506, doi : 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001391.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0196-0202 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1538-4667 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1097/AUD.0000000000001391
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/93988
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLippincott Williams and Wilkinsen_US
dc.rights© 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Ear and Hearing, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 1498-1506, 2023, doi : 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001391.en_US
dc.subjectValidationen_US
dc.subjectSurvey instrumentsen_US
dc.subjectOutcome measuresen_US
dc.subjectAudiological rehabilitationen_US
dc.subjectContent validityen_US
dc.subjectCross-cultural validationen_US
dc.subjectCross-nationalen_US
dc.subjectHearing lossen_US
dc.subjectInternational classification of functioning disability and health (ICF)en_US
dc.subjectHearing and functioning in everyday life questionnaire (HFEQ)en_US
dc.subjectSDG-03: Good health and well-beingen_US
dc.titleHearing and functioning in everyday life questionnaire : development and validation of an ICF-based instrumenten_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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