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Thesis Type: Postgraduate
Institution Of The Thesis: Gazi University, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, KULAK BURUN BOĞAZ ANABİLİM DALI ODYOLOJİ KONUŞMA VE SES BOZUKLUKLARI PROGRAMI, Turkey
Approval Date: 2019
Thesis Language: Turkish
Student: RAHİME MİRZA
Supervisor: Metin Yılmaz
Abstract:
Early diagnosis is of vital importance to minimize the negative effects of hearing loss on
social, economic, academic skills and language development. Post-early diagnosis
performance monitoring is an important part of the intervention process as much as the
diagnosis. In this study, it was studied on a scale with the original name of “Acceptance-
Perception-Expression-Intelligence Profile”(APCEI) which provides performance
determination in the areas of device acceptance, auditory perception, recognition and
comprehension, verbal expressions and intelligibility. This scale was adapted to Turkish
with the name of “Cihaz Kabulü, İşitsel Algı, Tanımlama, Sözlü İfadeler ve Anlaşılırlık
Profil Ölçeği”(KATSA). In order to evaluate the auditory and verbal performance of
children with hearing loss in our country, this adaptation was made in order to contribute to
the needs of audiology area. For this purpose, the Turkish version of the scale was
conducted after the steps of translated into English and Turkish and translation back. The
study included 56 children with 35 cochlear implant users and 21 hearing aid users with
between the ages 1-18.Turkish version scale was applied to the children participants in the
study. Cronbach's alpha results were placed in a reliable condition, the internal consistency
was provided, the data distributed normally, the group comparison tests could be
performed by using the total KATSA scores and the discriminant validity was proven for
the scale. As a result of the findings obtained in our study; It has been shown that “Cihaz
Kabulü, İşitsel Algı, Tanımlama, Sözlü İfadeler ve Anlaşılırlık Profil Ölçeği”(KATSA).
scale is suitable for performing performance follow-up in children with hearing loss
between the ages 1-18.
Key Words : L a nguage development, performance evaulation, auditory perception,
intelligibility, comprehension