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Assessment (screening or diagnosis)
Review: the whispered voice test is accurate for detecting hearing impairment in children and adults

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    Pirozzo S, Papinczak T, Glasziou P. Whispered voice test for screening for hearing impairment in adults and children: systematic review. BMJ 2003;327:967.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

    Q Is the whispered voice test accurate for detecting hearing impairment in children and adults?

    METHODS

    Embedded ImageData sources:

    Medline, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, and Science Citation Index (to June 2002); the web (for unpublished theses); reference lists; and authors.

    Embedded ImageStudy selection and assessment:

    2 reviewers independently selected cross sectional studies in any language if they evaluated the whispered voice test; the reference test, audiometry, was given to ⩾80% of participants; and sensitivity and specificity were reported (or calculable).

    Embedded ImageOutcomes:

    sensitivity and specificity.

    MAIN RESULTS

    8 English language studies were included. 4 studies included 256 adults (age range 17–96 y). The prevalence of …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: S Pirozzo, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia. s.pirozzosph.uq.edu.au

    • Source of funding: National Health and Medical Research Council.