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Testing the Reliability and Validity of the Modified Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap in Career Firefighters in the United States



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    Background: Firefighters are routinely exposed to loud noise that put them at risk for hearing loss. A reliable and valid measure to assess firefighters' hearing function is important. This study aims to test the reliability and validity of the modified Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap ((m)AIADH) in firefighters. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sample of 239 career firefighters from six partnered fire departments in Central Texas and Northern California. The internal consistency, convergent and criterion validity, and the ability to discriminate groups by measured hearing, perceived hearing, and a combination of measured and perceived hearing, were examined using the total score and score for each of the five subscales of the (m)AIADH. Results: The study participants were primarily men (93%). Satisfactory internal consistency was revealed for the (m)AIADH with Cronbach's alpha above 0.80 for all five subscales. Criterion analysis presented a moderate correlation between the (m)AIADH and the average of hearing threshold at high frequencies (4, 6, and 8 kHz). For convergent validity, the (m)AIADH was moderately to highly related with perceived hearing. There were statistically significant differences in the total (m)AIADH score and the five subscales for measured hearing thresholds except for "intelligibility in quiet." The (m)AIADH also showed a discriminative ability to distinguish between the group with good perceived hearing and the group with bad perceived hearing. Conclusion: The (m)AIADH is a reliable and valid measure to assess various dimensions of hearing function among firefighters. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    0271-3586
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
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  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Volume:
    66
  • Issue:
    12
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20068479
  • Citation:
    Am J Ind Med 2023 Dec; 66(12):1101-1108
  • Contact Point Address:
    OiSaeng Hong, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAAOHN, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, 2 Koret Way, N-513D, San Francisco, CA 94143
  • Email:
    OiSaeng.Hong@ucsf.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2024
  • Performing Organization:
    University of California, Berkeley
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    American Journal of Industrial Medicine
  • End Date:
    20250630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:1a0f024173388f38e7e214ed189c0ea99b0a7bfa8a911a355c3af5a47f9bd92c899e450c8033b9bdc3c4c8b47e77c72ee15fde93c9d2ef3638fc55f32fa763d6
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