Adaptation of the STARR test for adult Italian population: A speech test for a realistic estimate in real-life listening conditions.
Int J Audiol
; 55(4): 262-7, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To introduce the Italian adaptation of the STARR test based on a roving-level adaptive method to mimic challenging real-life listening conditions for use in people with auditory prostheses.DESIGN:
Normative data were collected and interlist-variability, as well as learning effects, were investigated using a within-subject design with repeated measures. STUDY SAMPLE A group of 32 normal-hearing (NH) adults participated in the study.RESULTS:
The average speech reception threshold (SRT) for NH subjects was -8.4 dB SNR. The variability of mean SRTs across test lists was relatively small (≤1 dB for all test lists). The statistically significant differences between lists were eliminated after applying correction factors. On the basis of variability for the corrected SRTs within each subject, a difference of 2.8 dB in SRT was meaningful for outcome comparisons using one test list per condition and 2 dB using two lists per condition. Statistical analysis did not show any significant learning effects.CONCLUSIONS:
Findings in NH listeners suggested that the Italian STARR test could be a promising supplement to existing speech assessment tools. Further studies in populations with hearing impairment could contribute to cross-language studies.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Audiometria da Fala
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Percepção da Fala
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Audiol
Assunto da revista:
AUDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália