TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of hyperacusis with a newly produced Japanese version of the Khalfa hyperacusis questionnaire
AU - Oishi, Naoki
AU - Yamada, Hiroyuki
AU - Kanzaki, Sho
AU - Kurita, Akihiro
AU - Takiguchi, Yoichiro
AU - Yuge, Isamu
AU - Asama, Yoji
AU - Masuda, Masatsugu
AU - Ogawa, Kaoru
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by a grant from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (H24-006OK) and AMED (17dk0310065h0002). The authors wish to thank Dr. Ayako Sakata for helping us with collecting patients’ data.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Acta Oto-Laryngologica AB (Ltd).
PY - 2017/9/2
Y1 - 2017/9/2
N2 - Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of a Japanese version of the Khalfa hyperacusis questionnaire (KHQ) and proposed a threshold KHQ score for classifying hyperacusis. Methods: In total, 112 patients with hyperacusis (group A) and 103 patients without hyperacusis (group B). The patients in group A were further classified into the following subgroups: subjects with hyperacusis as their chief complaint (n = 26, group A1) and subjects with hyperacusis accompanied by chief complaints of tinnitus and/or hearing loss (n = 86, group A2). Results: The average total questionnaire score for patients in group A was 11.8 ± 9.7, which was statistically significantly higher than that of patients in group B, 5.7 ± 4.8. Cronbach’s coefficients for internal consistency were high for the total score (0.92). The average total scores for groups A1 and A2 were 18.1 ± 11.1 and 9.9 ± 8.4, respectively, and the difference between the groups was statistically significant. Conclusions: We developed a Japanese version of the KHQ. It showed high reliability and validity; suggesting its usefulness in clinical practice. We propose that a total KHQ score of 16 is an appropriate cutoff for classifying hyperacusis.
AB - Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of a Japanese version of the Khalfa hyperacusis questionnaire (KHQ) and proposed a threshold KHQ score for classifying hyperacusis. Methods: In total, 112 patients with hyperacusis (group A) and 103 patients without hyperacusis (group B). The patients in group A were further classified into the following subgroups: subjects with hyperacusis as their chief complaint (n = 26, group A1) and subjects with hyperacusis accompanied by chief complaints of tinnitus and/or hearing loss (n = 86, group A2). Results: The average total questionnaire score for patients in group A was 11.8 ± 9.7, which was statistically significantly higher than that of patients in group B, 5.7 ± 4.8. Cronbach’s coefficients for internal consistency were high for the total score (0.92). The average total scores for groups A1 and A2 were 18.1 ± 11.1 and 9.9 ± 8.4, respectively, and the difference between the groups was statistically significant. Conclusions: We developed a Japanese version of the KHQ. It showed high reliability and validity; suggesting its usefulness in clinical practice. We propose that a total KHQ score of 16 is an appropriate cutoff for classifying hyperacusis.
KW - Hyperacusis
KW - questionnaire
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U2 - 10.1080/00016489.2017.1306654
DO - 10.1080/00016489.2017.1306654
M3 - Article
C2 - 28394666
AN - SCOPUS:85017255932
SN - 0001-6489
VL - 137
SP - 957
EP - 961
JO - Acta Oto-Laryngologica
JF - Acta Oto-Laryngologica
IS - 9
ER -