Sensitivity and Specificity of Pure-Tone and Subjective Hearing Screenings Using Spanish-Language Questions.

ABSTRACT: Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the sensitivities and specificities of different audiometric hearing screening criteria and single-item and multi-item hearing disability questionnaires among a group of Spanish-speaking adults in a rural community. Method Participants were 131 predominantly older (77% 65+ years) Hispanic/Latinx adults (98%). A structured Spanish-language interview and pure-tone threshold test data were analyzed for each participant. The sensitivities and specificities of three single questions and the Hearing Handicap Index for the Elderly-Screening (HHIE-S; Ventry & Weinstein, 1983) in Spanish, as well as three audiometric screening criteria, were evaluated in relation to the pure-tone threshold test for detecting hearing loss. Results Sensitivity and spe

SUBMITTER: Everett A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7229776 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature