Table 5.
Results of items on communicative behavior in response to reduced speech perception
| Communicative behavior in response to speech perception | NH-group | HI-group | Statistical results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | ||
| 1 | Due to corona measures, I have to ask for repetition more often | 25 (65.7) | 3 (7.9) | 10 (26.3) | 3 (2.2) | 10 (7.2) | 126 (90.7) | X2(4) = 103.53 p < .000 |
| 2 | It is hard for me to keep in touch with family and friends during the lockdown | 12 (27.9) | 12 (27.9) | 19 (44.2) | 44 (31.8) | 27 (19.6) | 67 (48.5) | X2(4) = 5.64 p = .228 |
| 3 | I easily dare to ask family or friends who wear a face mask to repeat if I don’t understand them | 2 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 38 (95.0) | 9 (6.8) | 2 (1.5) | 122 (91.8) | X2(4) = 6.60 p = .159 |
| 4 | I easily dare to ask strangers who wear a face mask to repeat if I don’t understand them | 2 (4.8) | 4 (9.5) | 36 (85.7) | 18 (13.0) | 16 (11.5) | 105 (75.5) | X2(4) = 3.99 p = .407 |
| 5 | I regularly ask if someone wants to take off his/her face mask when they speak to me | 38 (92.7) | 2 (4.9) | 1 (2.4) | 59 (42.4) | 17 (12.2) | 63 (43.4) | X2(4) = 37.51 p < .000 |
| 6 | I prefer to communicate with acquaintances during the lockdown than with strangers | 14 (35.0) | 14 (35.0) | 12 (30.0) | 21 (15.5) | 29 (21.3) | 86 (63.3) | X2(4) = 20.45 p < .000 |