the persian version of the auditory behavior in everyday life questionnaire

Objectives: the auditory behavior in everyday life (abel) questionnaire is a valid tool that was translated and adapted to persian language by oryadi-zanjani et al. (2015). this study aimed at establishing the final persian version of the abel questionnaire (abel-p). methods: this study was a cross-sectional, observational study, conducted during a 12-month period. the questionnaires were completed by 113 mothers of 1- to 6-year-old children with hearing loss using hearing aids or cochlear implants. the subjects were recruited from children studying in a rehabilitation centre for persian children with hearing loss in shiraz, iran. this study had 4 main aims, including (a) specifying internal consistency of the questionnaire in a larger sample size, (b) comparing the 26-item abel-p and the 24-item abel-p, (c) factor analysis to examine the factor structure of the abel-p, and (d) assessing the capability of the tool in order to determine the auditory development of children with hl during a 12-month period. results: both the 24-item (α = 0.95) and the 26-item (α = 0.96) abel-p had high reliability. there was a good correlation between the items in all the 3 factors. according to the results of factor analysis, all items of the abel-p questionnaire had relatively high loadings (0.60 to 0.83) on a single factor. there was a significant difference among the means of the subject’s abel scores within a 12-month period (p value < 0.001). conclusions: the 23-item abel-p questionnaire is a valid and reliable assessment tool that could be used to measure the auditory development in persian-language children.