Validation and inter-rater reliability testing of the Arabic version of speech intelligibility rating among children with cochlear implant.

Objectives: To validate and assess the reliability of the new version of an Arabic speech intelligibility rating among di erent raters.

Methods: This cross-sectional analysis was carried out between December 2018 and January 2019. Thirty cochlear-implant (CI) children (study group) and 30 subjects (control group) were enrolled.

Inter-rater Reliability and Validity of the Arabic Version of Categories of Auditory Performance-II (CAP-II) Among Children With Cochlear Implant.

Background: Categories of Auditory Performance II (CAP-II) is an established audiological test that consists of a rating scale that can be used for prospective assessment of the auditory performance of cochlear implant (CI) recipients.

Objective: To create and validate an Arabic version of Categories of Auditory Performance scale II (CAP-II), and to evaluate its reliability.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 30 post-CI children (patients' group) along with 30 control subjects were included.