TY - JOUR
T1 - Illness perceptions and hearing difficulties in King-Kopetzky syndrome
T2 - what determines help seeking?
AU - Pryce, Helen
AU - Metcalfe, Chris
AU - Hall, Amanda
AU - St. Claire, Lindsay
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - The present study explored illness perceptions of hearing difficulties amongst one hundred participants who reported experiencing hearing difficulties despite normal audiometric thresholds. This experience is referred to as King-Kopetzky syndrome (KKS), obscure auditory dysfunction (OAD), or auditory processing disorder (APD). Logistic regression was used to consider the associations between help-seeking and a range of audiological and illness perception measures. Results indicate that help-seekers present with poorer speech in noise thresholds than non help-seekers, and that coherent illness perceptions and a negative belief in the consequences of hearing difficulties are associated with help-seeking status, regardless of hearing sensitivity.
AB - The present study explored illness perceptions of hearing difficulties amongst one hundred participants who reported experiencing hearing difficulties despite normal audiometric thresholds. This experience is referred to as King-Kopetzky syndrome (KKS), obscure auditory dysfunction (OAD), or auditory processing disorder (APD). Logistic regression was used to consider the associations between help-seeking and a range of audiological and illness perception measures. Results indicate that help-seekers present with poorer speech in noise thresholds than non help-seekers, and that coherent illness perceptions and a negative belief in the consequences of hearing difficulties are associated with help-seeking status, regardless of hearing sensitivity.
UR - http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/14992021003627892
U2 - 10.3109/14992021003627892
DO - 10.3109/14992021003627892
M3 - Article
SN - 1499-2027
VL - 49
SP - 473
EP - 481
JO - International Journal of Audiology
JF - International Journal of Audiology
IS - 7
ER -