The Use and Benefit of In-the-ear Hearing Aids<i>A four-year follow-up examination</i>

Henrichsen, JØrgen; Noring, Eva; Lindemann, L; Christensen, Birger; Parving, Agnete

doi:10.3109/01050399109070791

Cited by 17 publications

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“…In Brooks' sample, 80 those who were using a hearing aid at 1 year postfitting were all using their aids at 10 years after fitting. Henrichsen and colleagues 81 showed that there was no evidence of change in hearing aid use of and benefit from ITE aids between 6 months and 4 years, among those participants who continued using the same aid for 4 years; those who used their aids at 4 years used and benefited from them equally as much as at 6 months postfitting. Kyle and Wood, 66 in a sample of 25-55 year olds showed that those who were fitted for less than 2 years used their aids more (both at work and at home) than those who were fitted between 2 and 10 years earlier.…”

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confidence: 99%

Acceptability, benefit and costs of early screening for hearing disability: a study of potential screening tests and models

Davis¹,

Smith²,

Ferguson³

et al. 2007

Health Technol Assess

387

374

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Acceptability, benefit and costs of early screening for hearing disability: a study of potential screening tests and models

Davis¹,

Smith²,

Ferguson³

et al. 2007

Health Technol Assess

387

374

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“…This finding indicates that 'follow-up support' must be considered a key factor in the outcome of hearing-aid fitting in older people. Although the significance of 'followup support' has been emphasized in previous studies (Gianopoulos, Stephens, and Davis 2002;Henrichsen et al 1991;Hickson and Worrall 2003), its value, to date, has not been scientifically assessed or documented. The strength of the present study was the relationship between the statements about daily hearing-aid use and the participant's experience of 'follow-up support'.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The use of hearing aids has been associated with higher pre-fitting expectations and greater acceptance of hearing loss (Jerram and Purdy 2001). The need for and benefit of follow-up support, which has been defined as organized check-ups and accessibility to professionals, have been documented (Gianopoulos, Stephens, and Davis 2002;Henrichsen et al 1991;Hickson and Worrall 2003;Takahashi et al 2007), although not specifically for older adults. It has been argued that the medically and technically focused audiological follow-up support that is traditionally practiced should shift to a holistic approach that includes functional assessment, psychosocial aspects, communication skills and educating significant others (Falkenberg 2007).…”

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Factors affecting older adults' hearing-aid use

Solheim

Kværner

Sandvik

et al. 2012

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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Hearing impairment is one of the most common disabilities among Western populations and represents a considerable communication disorder. Increasing human longevity is expected to raise the number of elderly people suffering from hearing loss. A major challenge of audiological rehabilitation has been to encourage those who have fitted hearing aids to use them. The aim of the present study was to describe hearing-aid use among older adults and to identify motivational factors associated with hearing-aid use. A 17-item questionnaire was developed. Ninety participants ( ]65 years of age) were recruited from a waiting list for hearing-aid refitting. Twenty-two percent had used their previously fitted hearing aids for less than one hour per day. A factor analysis revealed four factors related to hearing-aid use (Cronbach's alpha): 'accepted need'Ádefined as the acknowledgement of a need for hearing aids (0.869); 'follow-up support'Ádefined as organized check-ups and accessibility to professionals (0.900); 'social assessment' (0.552); and 'consciousness' (0.505). The first two factors explained 25% and 24% of the variance, respectively. Logistic regression revealed that the use of hearing aids was significantly associated with 'accepted need' and 'follow-up support', suggesting that these factors are important and should be emphasized in rehabilitation programmes.

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“…On the other hand, motivation and perception of the hearing impairment seem to be important predictors of successful rehabilitation .Use of hearing aids has been associated with higher pre-fitting expectations and greater acceptance of hearing loss (Jerram and Purdy 2001). The need and the benefit of follow-up support have been documented Henrichsen et al 1991;Takahashi et al 2007), though not specifically for older adults. It has been argued that the former medical and technical focused audiological follow-up support traditionally practiced, should be a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach including psychosocial aspects, communication skills and educating significant others.…”

Section: Introduction and Purposementioning

confidence: 99%