Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA - Salvador (BA), Brasil.
Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA - Salvador (BA), Brasil.
Codas. 2023 Apr 21;35(2):e20210143. doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232021143pt. eCollection 2023.
PURPOSE: Estimate the reproducibility of hearing screening results using the uHear™ smartphone-based app in two response modes: self-test response and test-operator. METHODS: Reliability study conducted with 65 individuals aged ≥18 years assisted at the Speech-language and Hearing Therapy clinic of a public higher-education institution. Hearing screening was conducted by a single researcher using the uHear app and earbud headphones in a soundproof booth. Participants responded to sound stimuli in both self-test response mode and test-operator mode. The order in which these two uHear test modes were applied was altered according to the entrance of each participant in the study. The correspondence between the hearing thresholds obtained from each response mode was analyzed and their Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) was estimated. RESULTS: A correspondence of ±5 dBHL >75% was observed between these hearing thresholds. The ICC values showed excellent agreement between the two response modes at all frequencies >40 dBHL tested. CONCLUSION: The two hearing screening response modes using the uHear app presented high reproducibility, suggesting that the test-operator mode is a viable alternative when the self-test response mode is not recommended.
目的:使用 uHear™智能手机应用程序的两种响应模式(自我测试响应和测试操作员)评估听力筛查结果的可重复性。
方法:这项可靠性研究共纳入了 65 名年龄在 18 岁及以上的个体,他们在一所公立高等教育机构的言语语言治疗诊所接受了研究。使用 uHear 应用程序和耳塞耳机在隔音亭中由一名研究人员对所有参与者进行听力筛查。参与者以自我测试响应模式和测试操作员模式两种方式对声音刺激做出反应。根据每位参与者进入研究的顺序,两种 uHear 测试模式的应用顺序会发生改变。分析了从每种响应模式获得的听力阈值之间的一致性,并估计了它们的组内相关系数(ICC)。
结果:在±5 dBHL 之间观察到了>75%的一致性。在测试的所有>40dBHL 的频率上,两种响应模式的 ICC 值均显示出了极好的一致性。
结论:uHear 应用程序的两种听力筛查响应模式具有高度的可重复性,这表明在不推荐自我测试响应模式时,测试操作员模式是一种可行的替代方式。
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