Proposed norms for the Glasgow hearing-aid benefit profile (Ghabp) questionnaire

Whitmer, William M.; Howell, Patrick; Akeroyd, Michael A.

Abstract

Objective: To form a normative set of responses to the GHABP questionnaire from a large regional dataset. Design: Participants were asked to rate their hearing disability, handicap, hearing-aid (HA) use, HA benefit, HA satisfaction, and residual (aided) disability on a five-point scale for four situations: quiet conversation, television (TV) listening, noisy conversation, and group conversation. A subset of participants also estimated the time spent in these situations. Study sample: A group of 1574 adults with normal to profound hearing thresholds participated. Results: There was a significant relationship between increasing perceived disability and increasing hearing loss as given by the better-ear audiometric average (BEA). Responses for HA measures did not vary greatly with hearing loss: HA use was reported as high, whereas residual disability, HA benefit, and satisfaction were all reported on average as moderate. Conclusions: The results can be used as a normative dataset with which to evaluate individual responses in the clinic, where the GHABP provides a useful short-form questionnaire to engage the patient. The lack of systematic changes in hearing-aid related responses shows room for improvement in the benefit afforded by amplification.

Citation

Whitmer, W. M., Howell, P., & Akeroyd, M. A. (2014). Proposed norms for the Glasgow hearing-aid benefit profile (Ghabp) questionnaire. International Journal of Audiology, 53(5), 345-351. https://doi.org/10.3109/14992027.2013.876110

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 2, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Feb 3, 2014
• Publication Date: 2014-05
• Deposit Date: Dec 13, 2018
• Journal: International Journal of Audiology
• Print ISSN: 1499-2027
• Electronic ISSN: 1708-8186
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Open
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 53
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 345-351
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/14992027.2013.876110
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1411904
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/14992027.2013.876110
• Related Public URLs: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4067542
• Additional Information: Peer Review Statement: The publishing and review policy for this title is described in its Aims & Scope.; Aim & Scope: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=iija20