TY - JOUR
T1 - Reevaluation of the amsterdam inventory for auditory disability and handicap using item response theory
AU - Boeschen Hospers, J. Mirjam
AU - Smits, Niels
AU - Smits, Cas
AU - Stam, Mariska
AU - Terwee, Caroline B.
AU - Kramer, Sophia E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2016 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
PY - 2016/4
Y1 - 2016/4
N2 - Purpose: We reevaluated the psychometric properties of theAmsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap(AIADH; Kramer, Kapteyn, Festen, & Tobi, 1995) using item response theory. Item response theory describes item functioning along an ability continuum. Method: Cross-sectional data from 2,352 adults with and without hearing impairment, ages 18–70 years, were analyzed. They completed the AIADH in the web-based prospective cohort study “Netherlands Longitudinal Study on Hearing.” A graded response model was fitted to the AIADH data. Category response curves, item information curves, and the standard error as a function of self-reported hearing ability were plotted. Results: The graded response model showed a good fit. Item information curves were most reliable for adults who reported having hearing disability and less reliable for adults with normal hearing. The standard error plot showed that self-reported hearing ability is most reliably measured for adults reporting mild up to moderate hearing disability. Conclusions: This is one of the few item response theory studies on audiological self-reports. All AIADH items could be hierarchically placed on the self-reported hearing ability continuum, meaning they measure thesame construct. This provides a promising basis for developing a clinically useful computerized adaptive test, where item selection adapts to the hearing ability of individuals, resulting in efficient assessment of hearing disability.
AB - Purpose: We reevaluated the psychometric properties of theAmsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap(AIADH; Kramer, Kapteyn, Festen, & Tobi, 1995) using item response theory. Item response theory describes item functioning along an ability continuum. Method: Cross-sectional data from 2,352 adults with and without hearing impairment, ages 18–70 years, were analyzed. They completed the AIADH in the web-based prospective cohort study “Netherlands Longitudinal Study on Hearing.” A graded response model was fitted to the AIADH data. Category response curves, item information curves, and the standard error as a function of self-reported hearing ability were plotted. Results: The graded response model showed a good fit. Item information curves were most reliable for adults who reported having hearing disability and less reliable for adults with normal hearing. The standard error plot showed that self-reported hearing ability is most reliably measured for adults reporting mild up to moderate hearing disability. Conclusions: This is one of the few item response theory studies on audiological self-reports. All AIADH items could be hierarchically placed on the self-reported hearing ability continuum, meaning they measure thesame construct. This provides a promising basis for developing a clinically useful computerized adaptive test, where item selection adapts to the hearing ability of individuals, resulting in efficient assessment of hearing disability.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1044/2015_JSLHR-H-15-0156
DO - https://doi.org/10.1044/2015_JSLHR-H-15-0156
M3 - Article
C2 - 27115096
SN - 1092-4388
VL - 59
SP - 373
EP - 383
JO - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
JF - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
IS - 2
ER -