The instrument consists of 25 questions.
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Response
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Points
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yes
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4
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sometimes
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2
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no
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0
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where:
• Items 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 20 and 21 are used in the screening version above (HHIE-S)
Situational items (12) : 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21, 23
Emotional items (13) : 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25
situational subscore =
= SUM(points for situational items)
emotional subscore =
= SUM(points for emotional items)
total score =
= (situational subscore) + (emotional subscore)
Interpretation:
• minimum total score: 0
• maximum total score: 100
• The higher the score, the greater the impairment.
• Some patients with significant hearing loss may report a relatively low impairment, while other patients with a lesser hearing loss may report significant impairment.
Performance:
• The Cronbach alpha was 0.95 for the entire inventory, showing good internal consistency.
