Comparing response options for the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) and for Alternative Interventions (IOI-AI) daily-use items

作者：Laplante Levesque Ariane^*; Hickson Louise; Worrall Linda

来源：International Journal of Audiology, 2012, 51(10): 788-791.

DOI：10.3109/14992027.2012.695875

• Hearing aids
• psycho-social/emotional
• aging
• demographics/epidemiology

Objective: This study investigated how clients quantify use of hearing rehabilitation. Comparisons focused on the daily-use item of the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA), and for Alternative Interventions (IOI-AI). Design: Adults with hearing impairment completed the original versions of the IOI-HA and the IOI-AI daily-use item which has five numerical response options (e. g. 1-4 hours/day) and a modified version with five word response options (e. g. 'Sometimes'). Respondents completed both IOI versions immediately after intervention completion and three months later. Study sample: In total, 64 people who had obtained hearing aids completed both IOI-HA versions and 27 people who had participated in communication programs completed both IOI-AI versions. Results: Participants reported higher scores on the modified (word) daily-use item than on the original (number) daily-use item. Participants who completed the IOI-AI did so significantly more than participants who completed the IOI-HA. This was true both after intervention completion and three months later. Conclusion: This study showed that comparisons between IOI-HA and IOI-AI daily-use item scores should be made with caution. Word daily-use response options are recommended for the IOI-AI (i.e. Never; Rarely; Sometimes; Often; and Almost always).

• 出版日期2012-10