Journal Reviews

Hearing disability questionnaires

1 November 2019 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Hearing disability, content validity, hearing loss, patient-reported questionnaire, readability

This is a very interesting study concerning the validity and readability of 10 hearing disability English language questionnaires available for clinical use. The questionnaires were assessed against the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework (WHO-ICF)....

Information to support decision-making: does it make sense online?

1 September 2019 | | Speech and Language Therapy | Aphasia, consumer health information, health literacy, internet, online, readability

The internet has become a major source for health information, with many people preferring to use the internet to search for advice than speaking to health professionals. Yet much of the information available is very difficult to read for the...