Communication Disability Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Int J Audiol. 2009;48(10):671-83. doi: 10.1080/14992020902998409.
The effects of hearing impairment on the person with the impairment and on their significant others are pervasive and affect the quality of life for all involved. The effect of hearing impairment on significant others is known as a third-party disability. This study aimed to develop and psychometrically test a scale to measure the third-party disability experienced by spouses of older people with hearing impairment. The Significant Other Scale for Hearing Disability (SOS-HEAR) was based on results of a previous qualitative study investigating the effect of hearing impairment on a spouse's everyday life. Psychometric testing with 100 spouses was conducted using item analysis, Cronbach's alpha, factor analysis, and test-retest reliability. Principal components analysis identified six key underlying factors. A combined set of 27 items was found to be reliable (alpha = 0.94), with weighted kappa for items ranging from fair to very good. The SOS-HEAR is a brief, easy to administer instrument that has evidence of reliability and validity. The SOS-HEAR could serve as a means of identifying spouses of older people with hearing impairment in need of intervention, directed towards either the couple or the spouse alone.
听力障碍对听障者及其重要他人的影响是普遍存在的，会影响所有相关人员的生活质量。听力障碍对重要他人的影响被称为第三方残疾。本研究旨在开发和心理测量测试一种量表，以衡量老年听力障碍者配偶所经历的第三方残疾。《配偶听力障碍量表》（SOS-HEAR）是基于先前一项定性研究的结果，该研究调查了听力障碍对配偶日常生活的影响。对 100 名配偶进行了心理测量测试，采用项目分析、克朗巴赫 α 系数、因子分析和重测信度。主成分分析确定了六个关键的潜在因素。发现一组 27 项具有可靠性（α=0.94），项目的加权kappa 值从一般到非常好。SOS-HEAR 是一种简单、易于管理的工具，具有可靠性和有效性的证据。SOS-HEAR 可以作为识别老年听力障碍者配偶需要干预的一种手段，既可以针对夫妻双方，也可以针对配偶一方。
