Hearing Sciences, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK.
Int J Audiol. 2020 Jul;59(7):506-512. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2020.1723033. Epub 2020 Mar 5.
To assess the overall readability of five currently available hyperacusis questionnaires and to assess the variability of single items within each questionnaire. Comparative study of self-report hyperacusis questionnaires: (1) Geräuschüberempfindlichkeits-Fragebogen (GUF), (2) Noise Avoidance Questionnaire (NAQ), (3) Hyperacusis Questionnaire (HQ), (4) Sound Sensitive-Tinnitus Index (SSTI), and (5) Inventory of Hyperacusis Symptoms (IHS). Well-established readability formulas Flesh-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL), Flesch Reading Ease (FRE), Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG) and FORCAST and a computerised readability calculation software were used. Five questionnaires. Reading levels calculated by each formula varied for every questionnaire. Readability scores ranged from 7.7th to 12.7th grade for overall readability depending on the questionnaire. This exceeded the grade reading levels of 5th-6th grade (10-12 years old) as recommended by the American Medical Association or 7th-8th grade (12-14 years old) as recommended by the US National Institutes of Health. Single item readability analysis based on FKGL revealed that 32%-70% of single items are written above the recommended grade levels. All five questionnaires are written at close to or exceeding the recommended grade levels. This requires attention from developers but also when interpreting the questionnaire scores obtained in clinic.
评估五种现有的听觉过敏问卷的总体可读性，并评估每个问卷中单项的可变性。自我报告的听觉过敏问卷的比较研究：（1）噪音敏感问卷（GUF），（2）噪音回避问卷（NAQ），（3）听觉过敏问卷（HQ），（4）声音敏感-耳鸣指数（SSTI）和（5）听觉过敏症状量表（IHS）。使用了经过验证的可读性公式 Flesh-Kincaid 年级水平（FKGL）、Flesch 阅读舒适度（FRE）、简单词汇难度测试（SMOG）和 FORCAST 以及计算机可读性计算软件。五个问卷。根据每个公式计算的阅读水平因问卷而异。根据问卷的不同，整体可读性的阅读水平从 7.7 年级到 12.7 年级不等。这超过了美国医学协会推荐的 5 年级至 6 年级（10-12 岁）或美国国立卫生研究院推荐的 7 年级至 8 年级（12-14 岁）的阅读水平。基于 FKGL 的单项可读性分析表明，32%-70%的单项的书写水平高于推荐的年级水平。所有五个问卷的书写水平都接近或超过了推荐的年级水平。这不仅需要开发者注意，也需要在临床解释获得的问卷得分时注意。
