The z-scores for hearing tests with final rankings at rounds 1 and 2
| Mean z-scores and rankings | ||||
| Tool | Round 1 | Rank | Round 2 | Rank |
| Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly23 | 0.647 | 1 | 0.647 | 1 |
| Whisper Test47 48 | 0.603 | 2 | 0.603 | 2 |
| Measure of severity of hearing loss (hearing item of the interRAI Community Health Assessment49) | 0.528 | 3 | 0.528 | 3 |
| Hyperacusis Questionnaire50 | 0.404 | 9 | 0.495 | 4 |
| Cerumen Management Questionnaire | 0.481 | 4 | 0.481 | 5 |
| Case history | 0.481 | 5 | 0.481 | 6 |
| Nursing Home Hearing Handicap Index for Carer24 | 0.479 | 6 | 0.479 | 7 |
| Tinnitus Handicap Inventory51 | 0.439 | 7 | 0.439 | 8 |
| Nursing Home Hearing Handicap Index for Patient24 | 0.433 | 8 | 0.433 | 9 |
| Hearing Questionnaire52 | 0.376 | 10 | 0.376 | 10 |
| Audiological history | 0.371 | 11 | 0.371 | 11 |
| Auditory Attention in Daily Life53 | 0.336 | 12 | 0.336 | 12 |
| Minimum Data Set (V.2.0) Functional Hearing Impairment Questionnaire54 | 0.329 | 13 | 0.329 | 13 |
| InterRAI Long-Term Care Facilities55 | 0.088 | 14 | 0.088 | 14 |
| InterRAI Acute Care56 | −0.260 | 15 | −0.260 | 15 |
| Adolescent/Adult sensory profile | −0.759 | 16 | −0.759 | 16 |
| Otoscopy | −1.058 | 17 | −1.058 | 17 |
| Pure tone audiometry | −1.244 | 18 | −1.224 | 18 |
| Otoacoustic emissions test | −1.912 | 19 | −1.707 | 19 |
| Cerumen removal | −2.258 | 20 | −2.258 | 20 |