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Title: Musicians' Hearing Handicap Index: A New Questionnaire to Assess the Impact of Hearing Impairment in Musicians and Other Music Professionals
Language: English
Authors: Vardonikolaki, Aikaterini (ORCID 0000-0003-3359-8865), Pavlopoulos, Vassilis, Pastiadis, Konstantinos, Markatos, Nikolaos, Papathanasiou, Ilias, Papadelis, Georgios, Logiadis, Miltos, Bibas, Athanasios
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. Dec 2020 63(12):4219-4237.
Availability: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 2200 Research Blvd #250, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-296-5700; Fax: 301-296-8580; e-mail: slhr@asha.org; Web site: http://jslhr.pubs.asha.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Musicians, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Audiology, Test Construction, Test Validity, Auditory Perception, Test Reliability, Professional Personnel, Barriers, Communication Problems, Emotional Response, Job Skills
DOI: 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-19-00165
ISSN: 1092-4388
Abstract: Purpose: We aimed to develop and validate the Musicians' Hearing Handicap Index (MHHI), a new self-evaluation tool for quantifying occupation-related auditory difficulties in music professionals. Although pure-tone audiometry is often considered the "gold standard" and is usually employed as the main instrument for hearing assessment, it cannot fully describe the impact of hearing dysfunction. The MHHI is an attempt to complement the hearing impairment assessment toolbox and is based on a unique approach to quantify the effects of hearing-related symptoms or hearing loss on the performance of musicians and other music industry professionals. Method: An initial set of 143 questionnaire items was successively refined through a series of critical appraisals, modifications, and suggestions. This yielded an intermediate questionnaire consisting of 43 items, which was administered to 204 musicians and sound engineers. After exploratory factor analysis, the final form of the MHHI questionnaire was obtained, consisting of 29 items. The questionnaire's test-retest reliability, internal consistency, discriminating power, content validity, criterion validity, and aspects of construct validity and inherent conceptual structure were assessed. Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed a combination of four common factors for the 29 validated questionnaire items. They were named "impact on social and working lives," "difficulties in performance and sound perception," "communication difficulties," and "emotional distress." The MHHI was shown to be a valid and reliable instrument to assess musicians' and sound engineers' occupational difficulties due to hearing impairment and related symptoms. Conclusion: The ability of the MHHI to discriminate between groups of music professionals with different auditory symptoms or pure-tone audiometry thresholds suggests that auditory symptoms might influence a professional's performance to an extent that cannot be assessed by a pure-tone audiogram.
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Entry Date: 2021
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