Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Epidemiology and Statistics Program, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA

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• Research Article   
  Computer-Assisted Speech Perception Assessment (CASPA) Data in Adults with and without HIV
  Author(s): Peter Torre III*, Gayle Springer, Christopher Cox, Howard J. Hoffman, Abigail Fellows, Jay Buckey Jr and Michael Plankey
  
  Objective: There is increasing literature on the association of HIV disease with hearing loss in adults, although only very limited research regarding communication, specifically in a background noise condition. The purpose of this study was to first, evaluate computer-assisted speech perception assessment (CASPA) data among adults living with HIV (ALHIV) and adults living without HIV (ALwoHIV). And second, to examine the association of HIV disease variables and HIV treatment with CASPA measures among ALHIV. Methods: A sample of 101 ALHIV (n=57) and ALwoHIV (n=44) participants from the Baltimore-Washington DC site of the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) and the Washington DC site of the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) completed CASPA testing. Testing was performed in sound treated rooms using a speaker placed.. Read More»
  

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