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Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB)

İşitme Cihazından Sağlanan Faydanın Kısaltılmış Profili (APHAB)
Hearing AidQuality of LifeHearing Quality
Corresponding author: Ahmet Ceylan

Description

The Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) is a scale that assesses the hearing-related difficulties hearing aid users experience in various everyday situations and the extent to which these difficulties are resolved by hearing aid use. The questionnaire comprises 24 items in total and assesses four subscales: Ease of Communication (EC), Background Noise (BN), Reverberation (RV) and Aversiveness (AV).

Measured Properties

Ease of Communication, Background Noise, Reverberation, Aversiveness

Target Population

Adults who use hearing aids

Source & Citation

Ceylan, A. (2012). İşitme cihazı kullananlarda, işitme cihazı memnuniyet anketi 'APHAB'ın klinik uygunluğunun değerlendirilmesi [Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Gazi Üniversitesi]. Gazi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü.
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Original Scale

Original name: Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB)

Cox, R. M., & Alexander, G. C. (1995). The abbreviated profile of hearing aid benefit. Ear and Hearing, 16, 176-186.
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Access

To access the full text of this tool, contacting the corresponding author is recommended.

Contact: ahmetcylan@gmail.com

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