International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA): results from the Netherlands: El Inventario Internacional de Resultados para Auxiliares Auditivos (IOI-HA): resultados en los Países Bajos

Psychometric properties of a revised Danish translation of the international outcome inventory for hearing aids (IOI-HA)

“…In regards to the psychometric properties, the overall results from the revised Danish translation of the IOI-HA are in general agreement with the findings of studies based on other translations (Cox & Alexander, 2002; Kramer et al, 2002; Heuermann et al, 2005; Smith et al, 2009; Brännström & Wennerström, 2010), while its factorial distribution differs slightly from Gasparin et al (2010) and Serbetcioglu et al (2009).…”

“…They found that the translation in general had similar psychometric properties to those of the English original (Cox & Alexander, 2002) as well as to the Dutch and German translations (Kramer et al, 2002; Heuermann et al, 2005). However, it was also established that item 5 (residual participation restrictions) did not make a logical contribution to the overall score in the original Danish translation.…”

“…All items are scored using the integers from 1 (poorest outcome) to 5 (best outcome) for the five response choices. While the total score gives an indication of the overall outcome, several studies have identified two distinct subscales within the IOI-HA (Cox & Alexander, 2002; Kramer et al, 2002; Heuermann et al, 2005; Smith et al, 2009; Brännström & Wennerström, 2010). These subscales respectively relate to introspective aspects of the hearing aid treatment (items 1, 2, 4, 7); and to the hearing-impaired person’s interaction with his or her surroundings (items 3, 5, 6).…”

“…Apart from the English original, translations were made available in 21 other languages (Cox et al, 2002). Detailed analyses of the psychometric properties are published for the English version in the United States (Cox & Alexander, 2002; Smith et al, 2009), Nigeria (Olusanya, 2004) and Wales (Stephens, 2002), as well as for the Dutch (Kramer et al, 2002), German (Heuermann et al, 2005), Turkish (Serbetcioglu et al, 2009), Portuguese (Gasparin et al, 2010), and Swedish (Brännström & Wennerström, 2010) translations.…”

A Systematic Review of Studies Measuring and Reporting Hearing Aid Usage in Older Adults since 1999: A Descriptive Summary of Measurement Tools

“…Hearing loss also has an impact on communication, social interaction and self-sufficiency [6]. If left untreated (either through non-detection of the problem or non-adherence with the treatment) hearing loss can further precipitate social, physical and psychological decline [7] and will likely result in wasted resources (i.e., clinical time and un-used hearing aids). Consequently, when hearing aids are prescribed for the treatment of hearing loss it is important to ensure that patients are provided with regular follow up appointments to monitor their success [8].…”