SCREENING INSTRUMENTS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER
Hearing; Child; Auditory Perceptual Disorders; Triage; Mass Screening
Objectives: 1) To study the effectiveness of screening instruments of Auditory Processing Disorder through a Systematic Review; and 2) verify the performance of children with auditory processing disorder in the Digits in Noise Test (DiN) software-based test for brazilian portuguese. Methods: In study 1, the search was done in six databases: PubMed, LILACS, Scopus, Web of Science and CINAHL; as well as two gray literature databases (Google Scholar and OpenGrey). In study 2, the convenience sample consisted so far of nine children, eight with auditory processing disorder and one without this disorder in the 9-11 age group. All children underwent basic audiological evaluation, tympanometry, numerical recognition, DiN application and behavioral evaluation of auditory processing. Descriptive data analysis was performed. Results: From study 1, 1.114 articles were identified. After all the steps, six articles were included. At the moment, data tabulation and bias risk analysis with the QUADAS-2 protocol are being executed. Regarding study 2, we observed a mean signal-to-noise ratio of -10.33 dB in subjects with auditory processing disorder and -9.2 dB in the subject without this disorder. Conclusions: In study 1, it was verified that the included studies are related to four auditory processing screening instruments. Study 2 indicates that the DiN performance of children with auditory processing disorder is similar to that of the children without this disorder.