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Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research Vol.42 785-796 August 1999.
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Older Adult Performance on the Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired

Gender Difference

Dean C. Garstecki 1
Susan F. Erler 1
1 Northwestern University Evanston, IL

d-garstecki{at}nwu.edu.

Gender difference in auditory function with age is well documented. However, little is known about the influence of interacting sensory, psycho-social, and economic variables on adjustment to hearing loss. Adjustment to acquired, mild-to-moderate hearing loss by advantaged older women and men was examined using the Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired (CPHI) (Demorest & Erdman, 1987). Correlational analyses revealed relationships between scales to be similar for women and men. Controlling for socio-demographic and hearing variables, group responses for the majority of CPHI scales did not differ significantly. Six scales differed significantly, and those results are discussed. When compared to men, women assigned greater importance to effective social communication, were more likely to use nonverbal communication strategies, reported greater anger and stress, and reported greater problem awareness and less denial associated with hearing loss. The CPHI is a useful tool for specifying parameters of perceived communication handicap for both older men and women. Findings underscore the need to consider gender-specific self-assessment of communication and personal adjustment in clinical management of older adults with age-related hearing loss.

KEY WORDS: older adults, gender, hearing handicap

Submitted on August 10, 1998
Accepted on February 8, 1999




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