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Meis, Markus, Huber, Rainer, Fischer, Rosa-Linde, Schulte, Michael, Spilski, Jan and Meister, Hartmut (2018). Development and psychometric properties of the sound preference and hearing habits questionnaire (SP-HHQ). Int. J. Audiol., 57. S. S118 - 12. ABINGDON: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1708-8186

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Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was, based on the individualisation of hearing aids (HA) and pre-sets for audio devices, to develop a questionnaire to determine the basis for profiling sound preferences and hearing habits to gather additional information usable for HA fitting and adjustment tools for audio-devices. Methods: We developed a questionnaire consisting of 46 items. A postal survey was conducted with N=622 users with a mean age of 66 years (47.9% aided with HA, 45.7% female). Results: Seven factors were identified by means of Explanatory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses: F1: Annoyance/distraction by background noise', F2: Importance of sound quality', F3: Noise Sensitivity', F4: Avoidance of unpredictable sounds', F5: Openness towards loud/new sounds', F6: Preferences for warm sounds', and F7: Details of environmental sounds/music'. Only the first of these factors was related to the audiogram of the user. No difference with any of the factors could be observed with HA use/non-use. In contrast, gender effects were found with female respondents preferring warm sounds and being more sensitive to noise. Conclusions: The sound preference and hearing habits questionnaire (SP-HHQ) is a usable tool for profiling the users with respect to sound preferences relevant for HA fitting and pre-sets for audio devices.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Meis, Markus UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Huber, Rainer UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Fischer, Rosa-Linde UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schulte, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Spilski, Jan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Meister, Hartmut UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-202595
DOI:	10.1080/14992027.2016.1248795
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. J. Audiol.
Volume:	57
Page Range:	S. S118 - 12
Date:	2018
Publisher:	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1708-8186
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; COGNITIVE CLOSURE; AID; QUALITY; SCALE; NEED; SPEECH; INDEX Multiple languages Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology; Otorhinolaryngology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/20259