Translation, validation and psychometric properties of Bahasa Malaysia version of the Significant Other Scale for Hearing Disability (SOS-HEAR)

• Main Authors: Tengku Zam Zam, Tengku Zulaila Hasma, Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat, Rahmat, Sarah, Jusoh, Masnira
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: RF Otorhinolaryngology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/50451/1/abstractmasco16v1.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/50451/2/Poster_MASCO_v5.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/50451/; http://masco2016.mansa.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MASCO2016-2-Announcement_n_program.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Past studies have reported third-party disability exists among the significant other of the hearing-impaired with degree ranging from mild to severe. There are many available questionnaires that measure significant other’s psychosocial well-being following hearing impairment; and one that has been p...