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/52148/1/lylaWCAposter.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/52148/2/wca2016abstract.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/52148/; http://www.wca2016.ca/
• 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...