479
Views
16
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Development and validation of the audio processor satisfaction questionnaire (APSQ) for hearing implant users

, , , , &
Pages 392-397 | Received 12 Feb 2019, Accepted 19 Nov 2019, Published online: 16 Jan 2020

References

  • Adkins, Wood D. 1960. Test Construction: Development and Interpretation of Achievement Tests. Columbus OH: Charles E Merrill Books, Inc.
  • Amann, E., and I. Anderson. 2014. “Development and Validation of a Questionnaire for Hearing Implant Users to Self-Assess Their Auditory Abilities in Everyday Communication Situations: The Hearing Implant Sound Quality Index (HISQUI19).” Acta Oto-Laryngologica 134 (9): 915–923. doi:10.3109/00016489.2014.909604.
  • Anderson, I., M. Schmidt, T. Buchreiter, and K. Bisanar. 2003. “Handling of the TEMPO + Behind-the-Ear Speech Processor by MED-EL Cochlear Implant Users.” Cochlear Implants International 4 (3): 110–118. doi:10.1179/cim.2003.4.3.110.
  • Anderson, I., M. Schmidt, T. Buchreiter, and K. Bisanar. 2004. “Handling of the MED-EL TEMPO + Ear-Level Speech Processor by Paediatric Cochlear Implant Users and Their Parents.” International Journal of Audiology 43 (10): 579–584. doi:10.1080/14992020400050074.
  • Bortz, J. 2005. Statistik für Human- und Sozialwissenschaftler. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Lehrbuch.
  • Briaire, Jeroen J., Indian Research Group, Andreas Büchner, Gennaro Auletta, Helena Arroyo, Carmen Zoilo, Patrizia Mancini, Roberta Buhagiar, Neelam Vaid, and Nathalie Mathias. 2016. “Survey of Cochlear Implant User Satisfaction with the NeptuneTM Waterproof Sound Processor.” Audiology Research 6 (1): 6–10. doi:10.4081/audiores.2016.146.
  • Chen, Xueqing, Bo Liu, Sha Liu, Lingyan Mo, Yuling Li, Ying Kong, and Jun Zheng. 2013. “Cochlear Implants with Fine Structure Processing Improve Speech and Tone Perception in Mandarin-Speaking Adults.” Acta Oto-Laryngologica 133 (7): 733–738. doi:10.3109/00016489.2013.773595.
  • Coninx, F., V. Weichbold, L. Tsiakpini, E. Autrique, G. Bescond, L. Tamas, A. Compernol, et al. 2009. “Validation of the LittlEARS Auditory Questionnaire in Children with Normal Hearing.” International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 73 (12): 1761–1768. doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.09.036.
  • Cox, R., and G. Alexander. 2001. “Validation of the SADL Questionnaire.” Ear and Hearing 22 (2): 151–160. doi:10.1097/00003446-200104000-00008.
  • Crocker, L., and J. Algina. 1986. Introduction to Classical and Modern Test Theory. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
  • Cronbach, L. 1951. “Coefficient Alpha and the Internal Structure of Tests.” Psychometrika 16 (3): 297–334. doi:10.1007/BF02310555.
  • Dazert, Stefan, Jan Peter Thomas, Andreas Büchner, Joachim Müller, John Martin Hempel, Hubert Löwenheim, and Robert Mlynski. 2017. “Off the Ear with No Loss in Speech Understanding: comparing the RONDO and the OPUS 2 Cochlear Implant Audio Processors.” European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 274 (3): 1391–1395. doi:10.1007/s00405-016-4400-z.
  • Ebel, R., and D. Frisbie. 1986. Essentials of Educational Measurement. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
  • Gatehouse, S., and W. Noble. 2004. “The Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ).” International Journal of Audiology 48: 85–99. doi:10.1080/14992020400050014.
  • Hempel, J., F. Simon, and J. Müller. 2018. “Extended Applications for Cochlear Implantation.” Advances in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 81: 74–80. doi:10.1159/000485546.
  • Hochmair-Desoyer, I., E. Schulz, L. Moser, and M. Schmidt. 1997. “The HSM Sentence Test as a Tool for Evaluating the Speech Understanding in Noise of Cochlear Implant Users.” American Journal of Otolaryngology 18 (6 Suppl): S83. https://journals.lww.com/otology-neurotology/Abstract/1997/11001/The_HSM_Sentence_Test_as_a_Tool_for_Evaluating_the.38.aspx
  • Honeder, Clemens, Rudolfs Liepins, Christoph Arnoldner, Hana Šinkovec, Alexandra Kaider, Erich Vyskocil, and Dominik Riss. 2018. “Fixed and Adaptive Beamforming Improves Speech Perception in Noise in Cochlear Implant Recipients Equipped with the MED-EL SONNET Audio Processor.” PLoS One 13 (1): e0190718. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0190718.
  • Kaiser, H., J. Rice, and Mark Iv Little Jiffy. 1974. “Little Jiffy, Mark Iv.” Educational and Psychological Measurement 34 (1): 111–117. doi:10.1177/001316447403400115.
  • Kelley, T. 1939. “The Selection of Upper and Lower Groups for the Validation of Test Items.” Journal of Educational Psychology 30 (1): 17–24. doi:10.1037/h0057123.
  • Kiefer, Jan, Marcel Pok, Oliver Adunka, Ekkehard Stürzebecher, Wolfgang Baumgartner, Marcus Schmidt, and Jochen Tillein. 2005. “Combined Electric and Acoustic Stimulation of the Auditory System: Results of a Clinical Study.” Audiology and Neurotology 10 (3): 134–144. doi:10.1159/000084023.
  • Li, G., S. Soli, and Y. Zheng. 2017. “Tone Perception in Mandarin-Speaking Children with Cochlear Implants.” International Journal of Audiology 56 (sup2): S49–S59. doi:10.1080/14992027.2017.1324643.
  • Looi, V., H. McDermott, C. McKay, and L. Hickson. 2008. “The Effect of Cochlear Implantation on Music Perception by Adults with Usable Pre-Operative Acoustic Hearing.” International Journal of Audiology 47 (5): 257–268. doi:10.1080/14992020801955237.
  • Luetje, Charles M., Derald Brackman, Thomas J. Balkany, Jennifer Maw, R. Stanley Baker, David Kelsall, Douglas Backous, et al. 2002. “Phase III Clinical Trial Results with the Vibrant Soundbridge Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Device: A Prospective Controlled Multicenter Study.” Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery 126 (2): 97–107. doi:10.1067/mhn.2002.122182.
  • Mertens, G., A. Hofkens, A. Kleine Punte, M. De Bodt, and P. Van de Heyning. 2015. “Hearing Performance in Single-Sided Deaf Cochlear Implant Users after Upgrade to a Single-Unit Speech Processor.” Otology & Neurotology 36: 51–60. doi:10.1097/MAO.0000000000000653.
  • Nunnally, J. 1978. Psychometric Theory. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • Rust, J., and S. Golombok. 2000. Modern Psychometrics: The Science of Psychological Assessment. 2nd ed. London: Routledge.
  • Saunders, G., T. Chisolm, and H. Abrams. 2005. “Measuring Hearing Aid Outcomes: Not as Easy as It Seems.” The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 42 (4s): 157–168. doi:10.1682/JRRD.2005.01.0001.
  • Skarzynski, H., A. Lorens, A. Piotrowska, and I. Anderson. 2006. “Partial Deafness Cochlear Implantation Provides Benefit to a New Population of Individuals with Hearing Loss.” Acta Oto-Laryngologica 126 (9): 934–940. doi:10.1080/00016480600606632.
  • Srinivasan, R., C. So, N. Amin, D. Jaikaransingh, F. D’Arco, and R. Nash. 2019. “A Review of the Safety of MRI in Cochlear Implant Patients with Retained Magnets.” Clinical Radiology 74 (12): 972.e9–972.e16. doi:10.1016/j.crad.2019.06.011.
  • Weichbold, V., L. Tsiakpini, F. Coninx, and P. D’Haese. 2005. “Development of a Parent Questionnaire for Assessment of Auditory Behaviour of Infants up to Two Years of Age.” Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie 84 (5): 328–334. doi:10.1055/s-2004-826232.
  • Wimmer, Wilhelm, Marco Caversaccio, and Martin Kompis. 2015. “Speech Intelligibility in Noise with a Single-Unit Cochlear Implant Audio Processor.” Otology & Neurotology 36 (7): 1197–1202. doi:10.1097/MAO.0000000000000775.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.