Browsing by Author "Cañete, Oscar M."

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    Social determinants of health associated with attitudes towards hearing loss and hearing aids in older adults fitted in a Latin American country: validation of the ALHQ questionnaire into Spanish
    (Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2023) Fuentes López, Eduardo; Fuente, Adrian; Luna-Monsalve, Manuel; Cañete, Oscar M.
    Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between certain social determinants of health (i.e. educational level, income, and social support) and attitudes towards hearing loss and hearing aids among older adults with hearing loss fitted in a Latin American country. Design Older adults were asked about their attitudes towards hearing loss and hearing aids, years of formal education, income, social support, perception of having a hearing disability, and social pressure when using the hearing aid. To do so, we adapted the Attitudes towards Loss of Hearing Questionnaire (S-ALHQ) into Spanish. All the questionnaires were conducted as structured interview. Study sample Two hundred fifty-two older hearing aids users were recruited from a public hospital in Chile. Results The S-ALHQ showed adequate validity, along with good reliability. The multivariate models showed that educational level and social support were the social determinants of health negatively associated with the attitudes. Aided hearing disability and social pressure to use hearing aids were the co-variables associated with S-ALHQ scores. Conclusions The study showed a significant relationship between specific social determinants of health and attitudes towards hearing loss and hearing aids. These attitudes should be considered when implementing rehabilitation programs for older adults with hearing loss.
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    The Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ12): differences in online versus interview administration
    (2025) Cañete, Oscar M.; Del Vecchio, Verónica; Legari, Magalí; Fanelli, Karina P.; Fuentes López, Eduardo; Purdy, Suzanne C.
    Purpose: to investigate the equivalence of the 12-item speech, spatial, and quality of hearing (ssQ12)scale administered in either the interview or online version to adults with and without hearing loss.Methods: one hundred fifty-two listeners (99 females) aged 18–81 years (M = 46.0, sd = 15.3)participated in this study. eighty-two individuals were in the normal hearing group and 70 were in thehearing-impaired group. Participants completed the ssQ12 questionnaire twice: 1) interview and 2)online format. the presentation order was randomized (interview or online first); after three to fourweeks, the participants completed the questionnaire in another format.Results: ssQ12 scores differed significantly between formats (p < 0.001), but the mean difference wasminimal (0.3 points). the internal consistency was high for both formats (cronbach’s alpha >0.9).Intraclass correlation (Icc) values showed excellent agreement for the speech (Icc = 0.88) and spatial(Icc = 0.84) subscales and good agreement for the Qualities (Icc = 0.66). the area under the receiveroperating characteristic curve (Auc) was 0.863, indicating good diagnostic accuracy.Conclusions: the administration method affects ssQ12 scores, but the difference is not clinicallysignificant. therefore, both methods can be interchangeable, allowing clinicians to choose the mostappropriate format based on patient needs. Additionally, the ssQ12 effectively distinguishes betweennormal and hearing-impaired listeners