Correlation between Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly Screening (HHIE-S) and Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA) Test among Malaysian Elderly
- Author:
Noraini Camarudin
1
;
Siti Anom Ahmad
1
;
Halimatus Sakdiah Minhat
2
;
Mohd Hazmi Mohamed
3
;
Raja Nurzatul Efah Raja Adnan
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Older adults, Hearing impairment, Hearing handicap, HHIE-S, PTA
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2022;18(No.2):94-98
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: Introduction: The study aims to determine the correlation of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Elderly Screening (HHIE-S) questionnaire with the pure tone audiometry (PTA) in the Malaysian older adult population. Methods: This cross-sectional study took a random sample of adults ≥60 years in a tertiary hospital. A total of 202 participants completed both the HHIE-S questionnaire and the PTA test. The total HHIE-S score and the PTA result were explored for the correlation using a Kruskal–Wallis and the validity using the receiver operating characteristic curve. Results: A Kruskal–Wallis analysis indicated a significant correlation for the level of hearing impairment (r =.704, p < 0.001) between the HHIE-S score and the PTA result. Comparison between HHIE-S score of 8 and the PTA >25db results gave sensitivity: 87.9%, specificity: 78.4%, positive predictive value: 80.3%, and negative predictive value: 86.6%. Conclusion: This study suggests that the HHIE-S questionnaire is a good and valid screening instrument for hearing impairment detection in the Malaysian older adult population.
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