Validation of the Norwegian Version of the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ)
<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> The main objective of the study was to validate the Norwegian translation of the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) and investigate the SSQ disability profiles in a cochlear implant (CI) user population.
Marte Myhrum +4 more
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Auditory Skills and Cognitive Functions in Adult Hearing Aid Users: A Cross-Sectional Observational Comparison Study. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to evaluate learning and memory functions in adults using hearing aids (HA) and examine their relationship with auditory skills. Methods The study group consisted of 32 adults aged 30–59 years with bilateral symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss who had used bilateral HA for at least 1 year.
Kılıç M, Kara E, Kılıç A.
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POSS and SSQ Materials in Dental Applications: Recent Advances and Future Outlooks
Recently, silsesquioxanes (SSQ) and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) have gained much interest in the area of biomaterials, mainly due to their intrinsic properties such as biocompatibility, complete non-toxicity, the ability to self-assemble and to form a porous structure, facilitating cell proliferation, creating a superhydrophobic ...
Jan Ozimek +2 more
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The Usefulness of an Online Simplified Screening Questionnaire (SSQ) in Identifying Work-Related Cancers [PDF]
To obtain a history of occupational exposure in the workplace, the questionnaire is one of the main sources of information. The aim of this study was to develop an online questionnaire using the REDCap data management platform based on the Work-Related Cancer Surveillance Guidelines, reported by the Brazilian National Cancer Institute.
Fabiana de Lima Vazquez +6 more
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Adjusting Expectations: Hearing Abilities in a Population-Based Sample Using an SSQ Short Form [PDF]
The German short form of the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) was administered in a cross-sectional study based on stratified random samples complemented by audiometric tests and a general interview. Data from 1,711 unaided adults aged 18 to 97 years were analyzed in order to determine a distribution of hearing abilities considered
Von Gablenz, Petra +2 more
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Test-Retest Reliability of the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) in Brazilian Portuguese [PDF]
Introduction The Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) is a questionnaire designed to assess the auditory experience and quantify hearing disabilities in realistic communication situations, with particular attention to binaural hearing.
Raiza Gorbachev Ribeiro Aguiar +2 more
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ABSTRACT Objectives Self‐rating questionnaires provide a detailed overview of the symptomatic severity of post‐stroke dysphagia in the geriatric population; such assessment tools or the subjective evaluation of post‐stroke dysphagia are unavailable for Urdu‐speaking patients.
Syeda Amna Ejaz +4 more
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SPEM dysfunction and general schizotypy as measured by the SSQ: a controlled study [PDF]
SPEM dysfunction is a well-known phenomenon in schizophrenia. The principal aim of the present study was to examine whether SPEM dysfunction is already observable in subjects scoring high on a specific measure of schizotypy (SSQ General Schizotypy) that was selected because of its intimate relationship with schizophrenic prodromal unfolding.Applying ...
van Kampen, D., Deijen, J.B.
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SH-SSQ as a modifier for superior mechanical properties and improved plasticity of 3D printed PLA [PDF]
This work confirms that the use of silisequioxanes in the modification of polymeric and composite materials to change their properties is possible in the range of low modifier concentrations, not exceeding 2.5%.
Bogna Sztorch +6 more
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Standardization (translating and evaluating the validity and reliability) of the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale Questionnaire-12(SSQ12) to the Persian language [PDF]
Background: This study aimed to prepare the Persian version of Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale questionnaire-12 (SSQ-12-Persian version) and assess its validity and reliability to facilitate the effect of the usage of hearing aids on ...
mahsa sepehrnejad +4 more
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