Journal article
The accuracy of self-reported hearing loss in women aged 60-85 years
American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol.134(7), pp.704-708
01/01/1991
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116147
PMID: 01951276
Abstract
The accuracy of self-report in identifying individuals with hearing impairment was evaluated in 1988 in 267 women from rural Iowa. Using pure-tone threshold audiometry as the standard, self-reported hearing loss was a sensitive and specific indicator of measured losses of 40 decibel hearing level for pure-tone averages of either 1,000 and 2,000 Hz or 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 and 4,000 Hz (sensitivities, 90% and 84%; specificities, 71% and 75%, respectively). Predictive values positive were low (28% and 42%) in this population where hearing loss prevalence was 11-18%, but would be increased to acceptable levels in populations with a prevalence of approximately 30%.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The accuracy of self-reported hearing loss in women aged 60-85 years
- Creators
- Kathleen Clark - University of IowaMaryFran SowersRobert B WallaceCharles Anderson
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol.134(7), pp.704-708
- DOI
- 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116147
- PMID
- 01951276
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Epidemiol
- ISSN
- 0002-9262
- eISSN
- 1476-6256
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/1991
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983557530502771
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