Development of a hearing help-seeking questionnaire based on the theory of planned behavior.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our objective was to develop and assess a questionnaire measuring the constructs of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) regarding older adults' behaviours towards seeking a hearing test.

Design

Older adults who failed a hearing screening completed a newly developed Theory of Planned Behavior-Hearing Help Seeking (TPB-HHS) questionnaire. A principal components analysis (PCA) examined the factor structure of the questionnaire, and a reliability analysis determined the internal consistency of the factors. An examination of six-month follow-up data determined whether the questionnaire differentiated between individuals who did and did not seek out a hearing test by comparing their TPB-HHS scores.

Study sample

Participants were 407 adults aged 50 to 89 recruite

SUBMITTER: Arnold M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6613946 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature