Speech audiometry is widely used in routine clinical settings to assess auditory function in children. Appropriate test materials are available in languages such as English or German; however, formally validated translations do not exist in less widely spoken languages such as Hungarian....
✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable change for non-Hungarian-speaking clinicians; audiologists working with Hungarian-speaking paediatric populations should note this validated protocol as the new standard for administering the MATCH test in Hungarian.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
Establishing a rigorous cross-language adaptation protocol for paediatric speech audiometry tests addresses a global need for linguistically valid hearing assessment tools in under-resourced language communities.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Describes translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the MATCH paediatric speech audiometry test into Hungarian.
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