Validation of the Brief International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) core set for hearing loss: an international multicentre study

Elin Karlssona Faculty of Medicine and Health, Audiological Research Centre, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden;b Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden;c Swedish Institute of Disability Research (SIDR), Örebro University, Örebro, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]

Elina Mäki-Torkkoa Faculty of Medicine and Health, Audiological Research Centre, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden;c Swedish Institute of Disability Research (SIDR), Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden;d Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

Stephen Widéna Faculty of Medicine and Health, Audiological Research Centre, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden;b Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden;c Swedish Institute of Disability Research (SIDR), Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

Johanna Gustafssona Faculty of Medicine and Health, Audiological Research Centre, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden;b Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden;c Swedish Institute of Disability Research (SIDR), Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

Vinaya Manchaiahe Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1254-8407

Faheema Mahomed-Asmailf Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

De Wet Swanepoelf Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8313-1636

Krishna Yerraguntlag Department of Speech and Hearing, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3185-5901

Sarah Granberga Faculty of Medicine and Health, Audiological Research Centre, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden;b Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden;c Swedish Institute of Disability Research (SIDR), Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

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Validation of the Brief International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) core set for hearing loss: an international multicentre study

Table 1. Demographics of the participants with hearing loss (HL) defined according to HEAR (1999).

Table 2. Frequency analysis: distribution of the response options in percent: 0 = no problem/impact, 1 = mild problem/impact, 2 = moderate problem/impact, 3 = severe problem/impact and 4 = total problem/impact, 9 = not applicable or missing data.

Table 3. Results of exploratory factor analysis with orthogonal rotation (Varimax).

Table 4. Cronbach’s alpha (α) for all factors presented for each country.

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Table 1. Demographics of the participants with hearing loss (HL) defined according to HEAR (1999).

Table 2. Frequency analysis: distribution of the response options in percent: 0 = no problem/impact, 1 = mild problem/impact, 2 = moderate problem/impact, 3 = severe problem/impact and 4 = total problem/impact, 9 = not applicable or missing data.

Table 3. Results of exploratory factor analysis with orthogonal rotation (Varimax).

Table 4. Cronbach’s alpha (α) for all factors presented for each country.

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