Abstract
Objectives: This scoping review aimed to identify Arabic-language self-report measures related to hearing, tinnitus and hyperacusis and evaluate whether they had been validated and cross-culturally adapted following translation from other languages.
Methods: The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR guidelines) and searched five information sources (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO and Google Scholar) from their inception to September 2023, identifying all originally developed or translated Arabic self- or parent-report measures related to hearing, tinnitus and hyperacusis. A total of 1,458 records were screened, with only 28 deemed eligible for inclusion.
Results: This review identified 23 measures related to hearing and five related to tinnitus and hyperacusis. All but three measures were translated and cross-culturally adapted from other languages. No statistical analysis was performed.
Conclusion: The absence of detailed descriptions of the translation process was a common concern in the identified publications. Despite millions speaking Arabic as their native language, there is a notable lack of high-quality, comprehensive Arabic-language self-report measures for hearing, tinnitus and hyperacusis. Further efforts are needed to develop and cross-culturally adapt validated Arabic measures in accordance with recommended guidelines for research and clinical applications.
Methods: The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR guidelines) and searched five information sources (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO and Google Scholar) from their inception to September 2023, identifying all originally developed or translated Arabic self- or parent-report measures related to hearing, tinnitus and hyperacusis. A total of 1,458 records were screened, with only 28 deemed eligible for inclusion.
Results: This review identified 23 measures related to hearing and five related to tinnitus and hyperacusis. All but three measures were translated and cross-culturally adapted from other languages. No statistical analysis was performed.
Conclusion: The absence of detailed descriptions of the translation process was a common concern in the identified publications. Despite millions speaking Arabic as their native language, there is a notable lack of high-quality, comprehensive Arabic-language self-report measures for hearing, tinnitus and hyperacusis. Further efforts are needed to develop and cross-culturally adapt validated Arabic measures in accordance with recommended guidelines for research and clinical applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Saudi Medical Journal |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 1 Jun 2025 |
Keywords
- Arabic self-report measures
- audiological self-report measures
- validation of self-report measures
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Munro, K. (PI), Millman, R. (PI), Lamb, W. (Support team), Dawes, P. (PI), Plack, C. (PI), Stone, M. (PI), Kluk-De Kort, K. (PI), Moore, D. (PI), Morton, C. (PI), Prendergast, G. (PI), Couth, S. (PI), Schlittenlacher, J. (PI), Chilton, H. (PI), Visram, A. (Researcher), Dillon, H. (PI), Guest, H. (Researcher), Heinrich, A. (PI), Jackson, I. (Researcher), Littlejohn, J. (Researcher), Jones, L. (PI), Lough, M. (Researcher), Morgan, R. (Researcher), Perugia, E. (Researcher), Roughley, A. (Researcher), Whiston, H. (Researcher), Wright, C. (Support team), Saunders, G. (PI), Kelly, C. (PI), Cross, H. (Researcher), Loughran, M. (Researcher), Hoseinabadi, R. (PI) & Vercammen, C. (PI)
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