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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ear Hear. 2020 Jan-Feb;41(1):95–105. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000746

Table 7.

Manifest invariant item ordering hierarchy of the screening version of the Revised Hearing Handicap Inventory – Screening (RHHI-S).

RHHI-S ID HHIE ID Item Mean Score Hi
1. S-15. Does a hearing problem cause you difficulty when listening to TV or radio? 1.37 0.64
2. S-6. Does a hearing problem cause you difficulty when attending a party? 1.22 0.69
3. E-5. Does a hearing problem cause you to feel frustrated when talking to members of your family? 0.99 0.61
4. E-25. Does a hearing problem cause you to feel left out when you are with a group of people? 0.80 0.67
5. S-10.1 Does a hearing problem cause you difficulty when visiting friends, relatives, or neighbors? 0.78 0.68
6. E-9.2 Do you feel handicapped by a hearing problem? 0.73 0.65
7. E-20. Do you feel that any difficulty with your hearing limits or hampers your personal or social life? 0.66 0.65
8. E-24. Does a hearing problem cause you to feel uncomfortable when talking to friends? 0.62 0.67
9. S-3. Does a hearing problem cause you to avoid groups of people? 0.49 0.64
10. S-13. Does a hearing problem cause you to visit friends, relatives, or neighbors less often than you would like? 0.18 0.68
1

S-10 on the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE); S-9 on the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA)

2

E-9 on the HHIE; E-8 on the HHIA