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=Volume 2 - 2024

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=The aim of this study was to develop a screening questionnaire for auditory processing disorder (APD) targeted for the Maltese paediatric population.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.The tool was found to be highly reliable with an internal consistency of .92 and test-retest reliability of .94. Significant differences emerged between normal and clinical groups (p=<.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.The QCAP is potentially an effective screening tool for highlighting listening difficulties in Maltese children at risk of having APD.