Table 4.
Pearson correlation coefficients between HEAR-QL-28 and three other validated surveys for all participants (N = 226). All results were statistically significant, p < 0.001, except the results marked by * in which p <0.01.
| HEAR-QL-28 Total |
HEAR-QL-28 Social Interactions |
HEAR-QL-28 Hearing Situations |
HEAR-QL-28 School Difficulties |
HEAR-QL-28 Feelings |
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| PedsQL | |||||
| Total | 0.587 | 0.558 | 0.433 | 0.565 | 0.535 |
| Physical | 0.406 | 0.396 | 0.320 | 0.384 | 0.351 |
| Emotional | 0.436 | 0.439 | 0.296 | 0.366 | 0.443 |
| Social | 0.558 | 0.557 | 0.374 | 0.539 | 0.515 |
| School | 0.557 | 0.466 | 0.450 | 0.597 | 0.477 |
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| HHIA | |||||
| Total | −0.845 | −0.761 | −0.733 | −0.719 | −0.788 |
| Emotional | −0.802 | −0.686 | −0.675 | −0.676 | −0.790 |
| Social | −0.808 | −0.769 | −0.724 | −0.695 | −0.703 |
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| RCADS-25 | |||||
| Total | −0.443 | −0.375 | −0.297 | −0.407 | −0.467 |
| Major Depressive Disorder | −0.416 | −0.405 | −0.311 | −0.350 | −0.407 |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | −0.359 | −0.330 | −0.231 | −0.294 | −0.388 |
| Panic Disorder | −0.304 | −0.235 | −0.198* | −0.280 | −0.346 |
| Separation Anxiety Disorder | −0.261 | −0.230 | −0.170* | −0.245 | −0.269 |
| Social Phobia | −0.381 | −0.267 | −0.245 | −0.402 | −0.403 |
Note: Higher scores on the RCADS-25 and HHIA are indicative of more anxiety and depression, or a worse QOL, respectively, whereas higher scores on the HEAR-QL-28 are indicative of a better QOL.