Speech, Spatial and Qualities of hearing scale na avaliação do benefício em usuários de prótese auditiva
Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale in assessing the benefit in hearing aid users
Patricia Teixeira Menniti Pennini, Katia de Almeida
Resumo
Objetivo: foi verificar o grau de confiabilidade do Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ), na avaliação do benefício em usuários de próteses auditivas. Método: Participaram do estudo 30 adultos deficientes auditivos, candidatos ao uso (novatos) ou usuários em fase de troca de suas próteses auditivas (experientes). Todos os participantes realizaram avaliação audiológica completa, seleção e adaptação das próteses auditivas que incluiu a verificação com medidas com microfone sonda e avaliação do benefício do uso das próteses auditivas utilizando o questionário Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ). Inicialmente, foi aplicado o questionário SSQ Base, em forma de entrevista. Após quatro semanas de uso das próteses auditivas novas reaplicou-se o questionário SSQ, em sua versão B (para os novatos) e C (para os experientes). Resultados: Foi identificada maior dificuldade no domínio Audição para fala, do que nos outros domínios Audição espacial e Qualidades da audição. Todas as questões foram de fácil compreensão para a maioria dos participantes, que relataram serem compatíveis com as situações do seu cotidiano. A análise estatística revelou alto coeficiente Alpha de Cronbach (>0,9), demonstrando boa consistência interna entre os diversos itens do questionário. Demonstrou ser uma valiosa ferramenta para avaliar subjetivamente o desempenho comunicativo com e sem próteses auditivas. Conclusão: O SSQ mostrou ser um instrumento de fácil aplicação e com alta confiabilidade que permite avaliação do benefício em indivíduos que se encontram em processo de reabilitação auditiva e pode ser aplicado a indivíduos que utilizam diferentes tipos de próteses auditivas.
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Abstract
Purpose: To check the degree of reliability of the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ), in the assessment of the benefit in hearing aid users. Methods: Thirty hearing impaired adults, candidates for use (novice users) or users whose hearing aids (experienced users) were being replaced, participated in the study. All participants underwent complete audiological evaluation, selection and fitting of hearing aids, which included checking measurements with a probe microphone and assessment of the benefit from using hearing aids with the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) questionnaire. A basic SSQ questionnaire was administered in the form of an interview. Later, four weeks after having started using new hearing aids, the versions B (for novice users) and C (for experienced users) of the SSQ questionnaire were administered. Results: Greater difficulty was identified in the Hearing for speech domain than in the other domains, namely Spatial hearing, and Qualities of hearing. Most participants found all questions easy to understand and reported they were compatible with the situations they dealt with in their daily life. Statistical analysis revealed a high Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (>0.9), which is indicative of good internal consistency between the various items contained in the questionnaire. It proved to be a valuable tool for subjectively assessing communicative performance with and without the use of hearing aids. Conclusion: The SSQ proved to be an instrument that is easy to administer and highly reliable, allowing for the assessment of the benefit in individuals who are undergoing auditory rehabilitation, and which can be administered to individuals using different types of hearing aids.
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Submitted date:
08/21/2019
Accepted date:
04/14/2020
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