Abstract
Objective: The SCAN-A (Keith, 1994) is a test for auditory processing disorders in adolescents aged 11+ and adults developed in the USA. It was previously found that the children's version (the SCAN-C) over diagnoses auditory processing disorder in UK children. This study was conducted to assess the use of the SCAN-A with UK adults. Design: Comparison of UK adult's SCAN-A performance to US-based normative data. Study Sample: 31 UK adults aged 19 to 64 years (M 24, sd 10). Results: The UK sample scored significantly worse on three subtests: the Filtered Words (FW), Competing Words (CW) and Competing Sentences (CS) sections as well as on the Total Score. Conclusions: Applying US norms to UK adult's performance results in a high rate of over-identification of listening difficulties. Alternative UK norms are provided and implications for use of the SCAN-A with UK adolescents and adults are discussed. © 2011 British Society of Audiology, International Society of Audiology, and Nordic Audiological Society.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 107-111 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | International Journal of Audiology |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2011 |
Keywords
- Adults and adolescents
- Auditory processing disorder (APD)
- Test reliability
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Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD)
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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