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Gargula, Stéphane. SSQ-P and SSQ- C. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-03-28. https://doi.org/10.3886/E150281V1

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Summary:  View help for Summary Objectives: Hearing loss is a frequent disease, which can seriously impact children’s quality of life. Disease-specific questionnaires, adjusted to each age group, are required to optimize medical intervention. This study aims to translate, adapt and validate the French versions of the SSQ-parent (5-18), and SSQ-Children (11-18). Methods: This is a controlled, prospective trial, conducted between April and October 2020. Translation was conducted through the forward-backward technique, and statistical validation was conducted with a test and re-test 15 days later, on a cases population and a control population. Cases were included if they were between 5 and 18 years old, and had at least 30 dB hearing loss, unilaterally or bilaterally. Results: Mean age was 10.4 years of age for the 54 cases and 12.5 for the 32 controls of the SSQ-parent, and 13.1 years of age for the 35 cases of the SSQ-children, versus 14.3 for the 35 controls. Respectively, Spearman’s correlation coefficient between global scores of the test and the re-test was 0.91 (p<0.001), and 0.89 (p<0.001). Both tests were discriminant (respectively, global score 57.8 vs 92 p<0.001, 61.2 vs 92.6 p<0.001), and internally consistent (Cronbach’s alpha 0.94 and 0.97). Item per item construct validity was very satisfactory. ROC curves showed very high area under curve for the SSQ-children (0.990), and SSQ-parent (0.988). Conclusion: The SSQ-parent and SSQ-children revealed excellent statistical properties, and can be used for evaluation of disease-specific quality of life for children with hearing loss.



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