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Iskra
Potgieter
Iskra.Potgieter@nottingham.ac.uk
Dr
Derek
Hoare
derek.hoare@nottingham.ac.uk
Iskra
Potgieter
Iskra.Potgieter@nottingham.ac.uk
Miss
Helen
Beveridge
helen.beveridge@nihr.ac.uk
Other disorders of ear
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Hyperacusis is a condition involving an over-sensitivity to every day innocuous sounds which severely affects the individual's quality of life. In clinics, hyperacusis commonly presents in children of 3 to 4 years old however currently there are no standardised measures for assessing and diagnosing hyperacusis which are tailored for use with young children. Although questionnaires for assessing hyperacusis in adults exist these are no developmentally sensitive to the experiences of young children.
This research aims to address this issue by aiming to develop and validate a questionnaire measure of hyperacusis specifically for children between 2 and 7 years old. This will be achieved in the following three phases:
Phase 1: Item elicitation via semi-structured interviews with parents/ guardians and clinicians.
Phase 2: Questionnaire development study via a) a focus group with clinicians, in order to discuss the validity and wording of potential questionnaire items and b) cognitive interviews with parents/ guardians to further refine the content and wording of the items.
Phase 3: Questionnaire validation study
The study will involve multiple NHS sites to recruit participants. Eligible candidates include clinicians managing children with hyperacusis and parents/ guardians of children with hyperacusis aged between 2 and 7 years. Such a questionnaire will support decisions about treatment options and confirm if treatment is having the desired effect. Wide-spread use of the tool will encourage consistency in assessment practices across services. Additionally, the clinical data generated will be used to inform the funding of hyperacusis services for children. This project is part of a PhD study funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre programme.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
Observational type: Qualitative;
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Miss
Helen
Beveridge
helen.beveridge@nihr.ac.uk
Iskra
Potgieter
Iskra.Potgieter@nottingham.ac.uk
Iskra
Potgieter
Iskra.Potgieter@nottingham.ac.uk
Dr
Derek
Hoare
derek.hoare@nottingham.ac.uk
The study is sponsored by University of Nottingham and funded by NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre .
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