Development of the Communication and Acceptance Scale (CAS) for group aural rehabilitation

• Abstract Objective The aim of the current study was to develop a reliable instrument for the Active Communication Education (ACE) programme evaluating changes in communication strategies and the emotional consequences, knowledge and acceptance of hearing loss and to examine its reliability and face, content and construct validity. Design Semistructured interviews and questionnaires were conducted with participants and clinicians engaged in the ACE intervention. Study sample The psychometric properties were evaluated in two phases for two samples of adults with hearing loss who participated in the ACE programme, including 61 and 41 participants, respectively. Results The final Communication and Acceptance Scale (CAS) contained 18 items, and the reliability of the overall scale (Cronbach?s alpha 0.86) and the test?retest reliability (r?=?0.89, p?

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine (hsv//eng)

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