HEAR-COMMAND Tool

Tool Availability & Resources

To use the electronic version of the HEAR-COMMAND Tool via the LimeSurvey platform:

• English version: Provided in .lss format – download
• German version: Provided in .lss format – download

Installation & Usage Manuals

• LimeSurvey Implementation Manual
• HEAR-COMMAND Tool Online Version Installation Manual: Provided in .pdf format (English)
• Tool Preview:
  • English version: Provided in .pdf format
  • German version: Provided in .pdf format

Translations & Cultural Adaptations

Korean version:
Alfakir R, Dunaway L, Hyun J, Sagong H, Afghah T, Kang S. Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Field Testing of the Korean Version of the HEAR-COMMAND Tool: A Self-Rated ICF-Based Questionnaire for Assessing Hearing, Communication, and Conversation Disabilities in Korean-Speaking Populations. J Audiol Otol. 2025 Jul;29(3):197-204. doi: 10.7874/jao.2025.00136. Link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12313439/

Arabic version:
Alfakir, R., Hammady, M., Afghah, T. et al. Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the HEAR-COMMAND Tool – Arabic: a self-rated ICF-based questionnaire for assessing hearing, communication, and conversation disability in Arabic-speaking populations. Egypt J Otolaryngol 41, 101 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43163-025-00832-4

Central publications

• Afghah, Tahereh, Razan Alfakir, Markus Meis, Mahmoud Hammady, Mostafa Youssif, Mohamed Abd Al-Ghaffar, Sophia E. Kramer, and Kirsten C. Wagener. "ICF-based hearing and functioning assessment: validation and research outcomes of utilizing the HEAR-COMMAND tool for patients with mild to moderately severe hearing loss and individuals with normal hearing." Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences 5 (2024): 1389653. Link to article
• Afghah, Tahereh, Razan Alfakir, Markus Meis, Lisette van Leeuwen, Sophia E. Kramer, Mahmoud Hammady, Mostafa Youssif, and Kirsten C. Wagener. "The development of a self-rated ICF-based questionnaire (HEAR-COMMAND tool) to evaluate hearing, communication, and conversation disability: multinational experts' and patients' perspectives." Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences 3 (2022): 1005525. Link to article