TY - JOUR
T1 - Causal attributions in King-Kopetzky syndrome
AU - Pryce, Helen
AU - Metcalfe, Chris
AU - St. Claire, Lindsay
AU - Hall, Amanda
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - At least 10% of people who present for help with hearing difficulties will be found to have normal hearing thresholds. These cases are clinically categorized as King-Kopetzky syndrome (KKS), obscure auditory dysfunction (OAD), or auditory processing disorder (APD). While recent research has focussed on the possible mechanistic basis for these difficulties, the perceptions of the hearing difficulties that lead people to seek help have not hitherto been identified. This study presents findings from an observational survey of causal attributions of hearing difficulties from 100 people with KKS. The findings suggest that participants regard immunity and risk related causes of hearing difficulties as pre-dominant. Psychological factors were not considered to be causal for hearing difficulties. These factors were not affected by diagnostic classification. These findings inform audiologists about their patient beliefs for the first time. The authors suggest that clinicians take care to ensure that their counselling is responsive to these beliefs.
AB - At least 10% of people who present for help with hearing difficulties will be found to have normal hearing thresholds. These cases are clinically categorized as King-Kopetzky syndrome (KKS), obscure auditory dysfunction (OAD), or auditory processing disorder (APD). While recent research has focussed on the possible mechanistic basis for these difficulties, the perceptions of the hearing difficulties that lead people to seek help have not hitherto been identified. This study presents findings from an observational survey of causal attributions of hearing difficulties from 100 people with KKS. The findings suggest that participants regard immunity and risk related causes of hearing difficulties as pre-dominant. Psychological factors were not considered to be causal for hearing difficulties. These factors were not affected by diagnostic classification. These findings inform audiologists about their patient beliefs for the first time. The authors suggest that clinicians take care to ensure that their counselling is responsive to these beliefs.
KW - auditory processing disorder
KW - causal attributions
KW - King-Kopetzky syndrome
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77953331161&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/14992021003682319
U2 - 10.3109/14992021003682319
DO - 10.3109/14992021003682319
M3 - Article
C2 - 20380613
AN - SCOPUS:77953331161
SN - 1499-2027
VL - 49
SP - 482
EP - 487
JO - International Journal of Audiology
JF - International Journal of Audiology
IS - 7
ER -