Cross-cultural adaptation of speech, spaital and qualities of hearing scale in Hong Kong Chinese

Abstract

Poster Presentation: no. PP107The aim of this study is to develop the Chinese version of Speech, Spatial and Qualities of hearing scale (SSQ). After the items in English SSQ (version 5.6) were translated to Chinese, they were used to interview a sample of hearing impaired Chinese older adults in Hong Kong. Their hearing disability profiles as revealed in the Chinese SSQ were compared to that of a Caucasian sample published in the original SSQ article