Hearing Loss, Control, and Demographic Factors Influencing Hearing Aid Use Among Older Adults

Garstecki, Dean C.; Erler, Susan F.

doi:10.1044/jslhr.4103.527

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“…Non-ideal performance with hearing aids in these cases reflects in auditory processing disorders. Garstecki and Erler (1998) noticed that patients with sound intolerance would have deficit in their skills to benefit from the use of hearing aids. This finding is in accordance with the pathophysiological characteristics of hearing loss, since as previously demonstrated, if patients have sensorineural hearing loss, intolerance to loud sounds and tinnitus they are less benefited by acoustic amplification, and so it is expected that they would be less satisfied with the results obtained with hearing aids.…”

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Satisfação com a prótese auditiva na vida diária em usuários do Sistema de Saúde do Exército

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Merlo

Mengue

2005

Rev. Bras. Otorrinolaringol.

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The objective of the present study was to investigate satisfaction levels with hearing aids in daily life of Army Health System users, in addition to associated factors. Adults and seniors from 3 rd Military Area that had purchased hearing aids within the years 1998 and 2003 were selected to answer SADL (Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life) questionnaire. We excluded patients aged less than 18 years; those that had acquired hearing aid for less than 6 weeks, and patients with severe comprehension and expression limitation. The results showed that patients were considerably satisfied with the use of aids. There was lower satisfaction level with the negative factor subscale of SADL (Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life), especially in relation to telephone using. The factors that were associated with satisfaction were linked to the person and, mainly, to auditory rehabilitation. The data showed that, beyond the selection of the most technically appropriate hearing aid, it is highly important to follow auditory rehabilitation programs including home trials, guidance and counseling so that patients can have realistic expectations.

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Satisfação com a prótese auditiva na vida diária em usuários do Sistema de Saúde do Exército

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Merlo

Mengue

2005

Rev. Bras. Otorrinolaringol.

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“…Perhaps that is what draws them to getting amplification. In fact, Garstecki and Erler (1998) suggested that individuals with low expectations often rejected a hearing aid recommendation; however, unrealistically high expectations also seemed to cause problems with acceptance of amplification. Whether expectation changes over time is uncertain.…”

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Hearing Aid Satisfaction: What Does Research from the Past 20 Years Say?

Wong

Hickson

McPherson

2003

Trends in Amplification

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Hearing aid satisfaction is a pleasurable emotional experience as an outcome of an evaluation of performance. Many tools have been designed to measure the degree of satisfaction overall, or along the dimensions of cost, appearance, acoustic benefit, comfort, and service. Various studies have used these tools to examine the relationships between satisfaction and other factors. Findings are not always consistent across studies, but in general, hearing aid satisfaction has been found to be related to experience, expectation, personality and attitude, usage, type of hearing aids, sound quality, listening situations, and problems in hearing aid use. Inconsistent findings across studies and difficulties in evaluating the underlying relationships are probably caused by problems with the tools (eg, lack of validity) and the methods used to evaluate relationships (eg, correlation analyses evaluate association and not causal effect). Whether satisfaction changes over time and how service satisfaction contributes to device satisfaction are unclear. It is hoped that this review will help readers understand current satisfaction measures, how various factors affect satisfaction, and how the way satisfaction is measured may be improved to yield more reliable and valid data. IntroductionSatisfaction, according to the Oxford Advanced Dictionary (2000), is the good feeling that one has achieved something or when something that one wanted to happen does happen. Satisfaction has been variably described in the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1996) as the fulfillment or gratification of a desire, a need, or an appetite; a pleasure or contentment derived from such gratification; and a source or means of gratification. Similarly, Oliver (1997) defines satisfaction as a pleasurable fulfillment in that the consumer feels that his or her needs, desires, and goals have been fulfilled in a pleasurable manner. Satisfaction is thus an emotional and pleasurable experience that confirms that something right has happened and provides a driving force to sustain the effort that yields this feeling.Tse (1988) defined consumer satisfaction as "the consumer's response to the evolution of the perceived discrepancy between prior expectations and the actual performance of the product as perceived after its consumption ." Oliver (1981) further described satisfaction "as an evaluation of the surprise inherent in a product acquisition and/or consumption experience. . . . Satisfaction is the emotional reaction following a disconfirmation experience (an evaluation of performance against expectations) which acts on the base attitude level and is consumption-specific." Overall, satisfaction is commonly described as a pleasurable emotional experience, as an outcome of product performance evaluation against expectations.Satisfaction is crucial to the whole hearing aid fitting process and its importance in audiology is evidenced by the fact that it is frequently included as a measure of outcome (Cox and Alexander, 1999;Dillon et al., 1999;...

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“…Previous studies have also identified greater hearing impairment as a predictor of help seeking and hearing aid ownership (e.g., Garstecki & Erler, 1998;Helvik, Wennberg, Jacobsen, & Hallberg, 2008;Swan & Gatehouse, 1990;van den Brink, Wit, Kempen, & van Heuvelen, 1996). In some instances, clinicians might contribute to this association by recommending hearing aids to people with a greater hearing impairment.…”

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Predictors of Rehabilitation Intervention Decisions in Adults With Acquired Hearing Impairment

Laplante-Lévesque

Hickson

Worrall

2011

J Speech Lang Hear Res

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Purpose: This study investigated the predictors of rehabilitation intervention decisions in middle-age and older adults with acquired hearing impairment seeking help for the first time. Method: Using shared decision making, 139 participants were offered intervention options: hearing aids, communication programs (group or individual), and no intervention. Multivariate analysis (logistic regression) provided odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for intervention decision predictors when all other variables were held constant. When several interventions with comparable outcomes exist for a health condition, client involvement in decision making is recommended (Charles, Gafni, & Whelan, 1997. Shared decision making occupies the middle of the health decision-making continuum from paternalistic decision making (clinician making the decision with little client involvement) to informed decision making (client making the decision with little clinician involvement). Shared decision making-characterized by the client and the clinician both participating in the information exchange, the deliberation, and the decisionis considered the best health decision-making practice. According to a systematic review, shared decision making is especially suitable for people with a chronic health condition and when the intervention involves more than one session (Joosten et al., 2008). Although shared decision making lacks a universal definition, its two main concepts are the acknowledgment of clients' perspectives and the discussion of intervention options (Makoul & Clayman, 2006). Shared decision making also views

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Hearing Loss, Control, and Demographic Factors Influencing Hearing Aid Use Among Older Adults

Cited by 148 publications

References 27 publications

Satisfação com a prótese auditiva na vida diária em usuários do Sistema de Saúde do Exército

Satisfação com a prótese auditiva na vida diária em usuários do Sistema de Saúde do Exército

Hearing Aid Satisfaction: What Does Research from the Past 20 Years Say?

Predictors of Rehabilitation Intervention Decisions in Adults With Acquired Hearing Impairment

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