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Measuring empowerment with the EmpAQ-15 and EmpAQ-5: test-retest reliability and responsiveness in a clinical population

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<p>To evaluate the test-retest reliability and responsiveness of the 15-item and 5-item forms of the Empowerment in Audiology Questionnaire (EmpAQ measures).</p> <p>In Study A, participants completed the EmpAQ-15 and the Revised Hearing Handicap Inventory-Screening version (RHHI-S) twice, 3–4 weeks apart.

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Reliability was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and Bland-Altman plots. In Study B, participants completed the EmpAQ-15 and RHHI-S at baseline (pre-hearing aid fitting) and three and six months post-hearing aid fitting.

Responsiveness was assessed using distribution-based, anchor-based, and measurement error-based approaches. We derived EmpAQ-5 from the EmpAQ-15 dataset and analysed it similarly.</p> <p>Study A, <i>n</i> = 53 adults with hearing difficulties. Study B, <i>n</i> = 51 hearing aid-naïve adults with hearing difficulties.</p> <p>EmpAQ-15 and EmpAQ-5 demonstrated moderate test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.72 and 0.74 respectively), comparable to the RHHI-S (ICC = 0.77).

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Following hearing aid fitting, EmpAQ scores increased significantly at 3 months (mean change +9.29 and +10.60; SRM = 0.50 and 0.53). Approximately 21–23% exceeded MDC95 thresholds, indicating individual-level change beyond measurement error. Improvements were maintained at 6 months.</p> <p>The EmpAQ-15 and EmpAQ-5 are reliable and responsive measures that capture empowerment changes following hearing aid fitting and complement traditional evaluation tools in contemporary audiological care.</p>

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