Table 5.

Three-factor solution of the 20 items of Self-assessment of Hearing Screening of the Elderly

Factor	Number	Item	Factor
			1	2	3
Factor 1: distracting conditions
F	16	Do you ask a communication partner to speak slowly because you feel his or her speech is too fast?	0.790
G	2	Do you have difficulty hearing environmental sounds such as birds singing or water flowing?	0.739
D	14	Do you have difficulty understanding speech in dark places?	0.680
D	13	Do you have difficulty understanding speech on the phone?	0.660
D	8	Do you have trouble understanding announcements on a bus or subway?	0.642
D	10	Do you have difficulty understanding speech in a concert hall or theater due to reverberation?	0.637	0.433
D	9	Do you have trouble talking with people in noisy environments such as restaurants or department stores?	0.612
W	18	Do you ask a partner to repeat what he or she said during a conversation?	0.609
F	15	Do you feel that speech on the TV or radio is too fast?	0.595
D	12	Do you miss hearing the sound of the doorbell when a guest visits your house?	0.516
Factor 2: general issues
G	6	Do you wish to increase the TV’s volume level when watching it with your family?		0.782
G	7	Does a partner tell you that your voice is too loud when you speak?		0.707
G	1	Do you have difficulty understanding when someone talks in a whisper?		0.695
G	5	Do you often misunderstand what someone says?		0.595
D	11	Do you have difficulty understanding the conversation when several people talk at the same time?		0.590
G	4	Do you have difficulty understanding the speech of an unfamiliar person when compared to a familiar person?		0.566
G	3	Do you have difficulty understanding speech because a partner murmurs or the speech is not clear?		0.560
Factor 3: working memory
W	20	Do you have trouble remembering what you just said?			0.825
W	17	Do you have trouble remembering the introductory part after listening to a long lecture?			0.724
W	19	Do you forget the location of an object to be bought after asking for its location in a market?			0.684