Ufuk DERİNSU, Gence Zeynep GÜMÜŞ, Ferda AKDAŞ

Standardization of the speech tests used with cochlear implant patients

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı kliniğimizde koklear implant hastaları için kullanılan konuşma testlerinin standardizasyonudur. Sekiz farklı testi iki farklı amaç için standartlaştırdık: Koklear implant adaylarının konuşmayı algılama becerilerinin ölçülmesi ve koklear implantasyon sonrası gelişmelerinin değerlendirilmesi. Metot: Normal işiten ve koklear implant kullanan iki grup deneğe standardizasyon için sekiz farklı test uygulandı. Normal işiten ve koklear implantli grubun doğru bilme oranları belirlenmiştir ve “Instat“ istatistik programıyla karşılaştırılmıştır. Sonuç: Bu çalışmada, konuşmayı anlama testlerinin sonuçları, listelerde yer alan kelimelerin koklear implant kullanan hastaların kelime bilgisi dahilinde olduğunu göstermiştir Testin içerik geçerliliği denetlenmiştir. Testlere madde analizi uygulanması sonucunda alternatif test formaları oluşturulmuştur.Böylelikle öğrenme faktörünü büyük ölçüde ortadan kaldırma amaçlanmıştır. Tartışma: Standardize edilmiş testler koklear implant adaylığının belirlenmesinde ve koklear implantasyon sonrası, koklear implant kullanıcılarının gelişmelerinini değerlendirilmesinde kullanılabilir.

Koklear implant hastalarında kullanılan konuşma testlerinin standardizasyonu

Objective: The aim of our study is to standardize the speech tests used in our clinic for the implanted patients. We standardized eight different tests for two different purposes: Assessment of the speech perception abilities of the cochlear implant candidates and evaluation of the progress of the cochlear implanted patients. Methods: Two groups of subjects ( normal hearing and cochlear implanted ) were given the eight different tests for standardization. The rate of correct answers of normal hearing and implanted groups was calculated and compared with “Instat“ statistics program. Results: The results of speech reception tests developed in this study showed that the words in the lists were within the knowledge of the implanted patients. Content validity of the test was controlled. Alternative test forms were developed after item analysis. By doing so, we aimed to exclude the learning factor to a great extent. Conclusion: Standardized tests can be used for assessing the implant candidacy and evaluating the cochlear implantees’ progress especially in the period following the implantation.

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