AUTHOR=Tabone Nadine , Grech Helen , Bamiou Doris-Eva 

TITLE=The development of the Questionnaire of (Central) Auditory Processing: a screening tool of auditory processing

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Audiology and Otology

VOLUME=2

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/audiology-and-otology/articles/10.3389/fauot.2024.1441702

DOI=10.3389/fauot.2024.1441702

ISSN=2813-6055

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Objective</title><p>The aim of this study was to develop a screening questionnaire for auditory processing disorder (APD) targeted for the Maltese pediatric population.</p></sec><sec><title>Method</title><p>The questionnaire consisted of 25 close-ended questions in which parents rated their child's listening skills. The data was collected from 101 typically developing Maltese bilingual children and 30 children forming a clinical group, aged between 7;00 and 9;11 years.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>The tool was found to be highly reliable with an internal consistency of 0.92 and test-retest reliability of 0.94. Significant differences emerged between normal and clinical groups (<italic>p</italic> = &lt; 0.001). Correlational analysis demonstrated a significant correlation between the Questionnaire of (Central) Auditory Processing (QCAP) and the speech-in-noise test, Duration Patterns Test and tests of dichotic listening.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>The QCAP is potentially an effective screening tool for highlighting listening difficulties in Maltese children at risk of having APD.</p></sec>