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Table 4 Known-group validity of ITMAIS-m in discriminating hearing grades in varied age ranges

From: Modification and verification of the Infant–Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale: a psychometric analysis combining item response theory with classical test theory

 

n

ITMAIS-m Mean (SD)

F, p, ηp2

Post hoc testsa Cohen d (95% CI), p

Normal-mild versus moderate

Moderate versus severe-profound

Normal-mild versus severe-profound

0–3 months

  

F(2,34) = 18.03

< .001

0.515

1.57(0.59–2.53) 0.001

0.41(− 0.49–1.29)

0.379

2.12(1.18–3.03)

< 0.001

Normal-mild

16

21.0(7.3)

    

Moderate

8

9.9 (6.4)

    

Severe-profound

13

7.8(4.5)

    

3–6 months

  

F(2,204) = 118.30

< 0.001

0.537

0.96(0.60–1.31) < 0.001

1.76(1.38–2.14) < 0.001

2.98(2.46–3.49) < 0.001

Normal-mild

57

32.7 (10.8)

    

Moderate

83

22.7(10.3)

    

Severe-profound

67

7.4(5.9)

    

6–9 months

  

F(2,86) = 69.88

< 0.001

0.619

1.28(0.74–1.81) < 0.001

1.83(1.21–2.44) < 0.001

3.70(2.80–4.58) < 0.001

Normal-mild

30

49.6 (11.8)

    

Moderate

35

32.9(13.9)

    

Severe-profound

24

10.9(8.5)

    

9–16 months

  

F(2,77) = 208.73

< 0.001

0.844

0.93(0.26–1.58) 0.006

4.21(3.29–5.11) < 0.001

5.83(4.61–7.03) < 0.001

Normal-mild

18

73.2(14.7)

    

Moderate

22

58.9(16.0)

    

Severe-profound

40

8.5 (9.1)

    

16–24 months

  

F(2,34) = 24.19

< 0.001

0.587

1.09(0.01–2.15) 0.048

1.46(0.63–2.28) < 0.001

5.41(3.62–7.16) < 0.001

Normal-mild

6

75.3(8.5)

    

Moderate

11

44.6(33.9)

    

Severe-profound

20

11.9(12.4)

    
  1. ITMAIS-m modified Infant–Toddler Meaningful Integration Scale, SD standard deviation, F analysis of variance, ηp2 partial eta squared, CI confidence interval
  2. aBonferroni post hoc tests