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Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHI-E)

İşitme Engeli Ölçeği – Yaşlı (İEÖ-Y) - Uzun ve Tarama Formları
Hearing LossHearing HandicapQuality of LifeContactGeriatrics
Corresponding author: Filiz Aslan

Description

The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHI-E) is a self-report scale developed to assess the social and emotional difficulties associated with hearing loss in older adults. Respondents answer the hearing-related problems they encounter in daily life as "Yes," "Sometimes," or "No." The scale can be used in clinical assessment and in building individual awareness.

Measured Properties

Perceived social and emotional difficulty due to hearing loss

Target Population

Older adults aged 65 and above

Source & Citation

Aksoy S., Aslan F., Köse A., Alpar R.. İşitme Engeli Ölçeği-Yaşlı Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik: Türk Popülasyonunda Tarama ve Uzun Formlarının Kullanımı. KBB-Forum 2019;18(4):310321
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Original Scale

Original name: Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHI-E)

Ventry, Ira M.; Weinstein, Barbara E.. The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly: a New Tool. Ear and Hearing 3(3):p 128-134, May 1982.
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Access & Download

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