Adaptation of the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap into Spanish

Abstract

Purpose: Self-report questionnaires have been suggested as valuable assessment tools in audiology, especially when investigating the effect of hearing impairment on the everyday lives of adults. Many self-report questionnaires have been developed for English-speaking populations; however, there is a lack of this type of questionnaire for Spanish-speaking patients. The aim of the present research was to adapt the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap (AIADH) into Spanish. Methods: The AIADH consists of 30 questions that deal with real-life listening situations. Each question is accompanied by a picture representing the situation being addressed. Six Spanish-English bilingual speakers and one Spanish-English bilingual speaker participated in the translations and back translations of the English version of the AIADH. Once the adaptation was finalized, 189 normal-hearing and hearing-impaired Spanish-speaking participants completed the Spanish version of the AIADH (S-AIADH). Results: Statistical analysis showed a high Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, indicating good internal reliability. Test-retest scores were highly correlated. Also, the S-AIADH showed good criterion validity. Statistically significant differences for all questionnaire item responses were observed between normal-hearing and hearing-impaired respondents. Conclusions: The AIADH has been adapted into Spanish. Normative data in percentiles have been obtained for clinical use with Spanish-speaking populations, to explore self-reported performance for the hearing functions proposed by the ICF.

Implications for Rehabilitation

• The clinical setting represents an artificial situation and it is not possible to directly assess the patient’s hearing performance in real life situations. For this reason, the use of self-report questionnaires is recommended.

• Self-report questionnaires are especially useful when investigating hearing disability in a range of listening activities. Thus, hearing rehabilitation can be tailored according to the specific needs of the patient.

• Self-report questionnaires such as the AIADH may assist to determine the benefits of hearing rehabilitation for the patient throughout a range of activities, for which hearing in essential.

Keywords::

• Hearing
• Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap
• Spain

Acknowledgments

The authors thank all the participants who agreed to complete the questionnaire. Also, special thanks to Mrs. Marcia Nuñez, Mr. Marcelo Friant, and Mr. Cristian Godoy, clinical audiologists of San Juan de Dios, Barros Luco Trudeau, and Sotero del Rio hospitals in Santiago, for their valuable help in collecting the data of the study.

Declaration of Interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

Appendix 1

The Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap—Spanish version (S-AIADH)

• - ¿Puede usted entender lo que le dice el vendedor en una tienda llena de gente?

  [Can you understand a shop assistant in a crowded shop?]

• - ¿Puede usted tener una conversación con alguien en una habitación tranquila?

  [Can you carry on a conversation with someone in a quiet room?]

• - ¿Cuando usted se encuentra en la calle, escucha inmediatamente en qué dirección viene un vehículo?

  [Do you immediately hear from what direction a car is approaching when you are outside?]

• - ¿Puede usted escuchar los autos cuando pasan?

  [Can you hear cars passing by?]

• - ¿Reconoce usted a los miembros de su familia por sus voces?

  [Do you recognize members of your family by their voices?]

• - ¿Puede usted reconocer las melodías en la música o canciones?

  [Can you recognize melodies in music or songs?]

• - ¿Puede usted llevar una conversación con otra persona durante un encuentro lleno de gente?

  [Can you carry on a conversation with someone during a crowded meeting?]

• - ¿Puede usted tener una conversación telefónica en una habitación tranquila?

  [Can you carry on a telephone conversation in a quiet room?

• - ¿Puede usted identificar desde que lugar de una sala de conferencia alguien está haciendo una pregunta durante una reunión?

  [Can you hear from what corner of a lecture room someone is asking a question during a meeting?]

• - ¿Puede usted escuchar cuando alguien se le acerca por detrás?

  [Can you hear somebody approaching from behind?]

• - ¿Reconoce usted a un animador de televisión por su voz?

  [Do you recognize a presenter on TV by his/her voice?]

• - ¿Puede usted entender el texto de una canción que está siendo tocada?

  [Can you understand words in a song that is being sung?]

• - ¿Puede usted fácilmente llevar una conversación con alguien en un autobús o en un auto?

  [Can you easily carry on a conversation with somebody in a bus or car?]

• - ¿Puede usted entender al presentador de noticias en la televisión?

  [Can you understand the presenter of the news on TV?]

• - ¿Usted mira inmediatamente en la dirección correcta cuando alguien lo llama en la calle?

  [Do you immediately look in the right direction when somebody calls you in the street?]

• - ¿Puede usted escuchar los ruidos de su casa como el agua corriendo, la aspiradora o la lavadora?

  [Can you hear noises in the household, like running water, vacuuming, a washing machine?]

• - ¿Puede usted diferenciar el sonido de un auto al de un autobús?

  [Can you discriminate the sound of a car and a bus?]

• -¿Experimenta sentir que la música está muy fuerte para usted, mientras que las personas a su alrededor no se quejan por el volumen de la música?

  [Do you experience that music is too loud for you, while others around don’t complain about the loudness?

• - ¿Puede usted seguir una conversación entre poca gente durante una cena?

  [Can you follow a conversation between a few people during dinner?]

• - ¿Puede usted entender al presentador de noticias en la radio?

  [Can you understand the presenter of the news on the radio?]

• - ¿Puede usted escuchar de que esquina de la habitación alguien le está hablando en una casa tranquila?

  [Can you hear from what corner of a room someone is talking to you when in a quiet house?]

• - ¿Puede usted escuchar el timbre de su casa?

  [Can you hear the door-bell at home?]

• - ¿Puede usted distinguir entre voces femeninas y masculinas?

  [Can you distinguish between male and female voices?]

• - ¿Puede usted escuchar el ritmo de la música o canciones?

  [Can you hear rhythm in music or songs?]

• - ¿Puede usted llevar una conversación con otra persona en una calle bulliciosa?

  [Can you carry on a conversation with someone in a busy street?]

• - ¿Puede usted en la voz de las personas distinguir entonaciones e inflexiones?

  [Can you distinguish intonations and inflections in people’s voices?]

• - ¿Escucha usted desde que dirección viene la bocina de un auto?

  [Do you hear from what direction a car horn is coming?]

• - ¿Escucha usted a los pájaros cantar afuera?

  [Do you hear birds singing outside?]

• - ¿Puede usted reconocer y distinguir diferentes instrumentos musicales?

  [Can you recognize and distinguish different musical instruments?]

• - ¿Pierde usted parte de la música o melodía mientras escucha música o canciones?

  [Do you miss parts of music while listening to music or songs?]