The effects of a sound awareness pre-fitting intervention: A randomized controlled trial

Öberg, Marie; Andersson, Gerhard; Wänström, Gunilla; Lunner, Thomas

doi:10.1080/16513860802042062

Cited by 21 publications

(18 citation statements)

References 35 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In this study, these improvements varied from approximately 5 points for individuals with mild and moderate HL to 17 points for individuals with profound HL. An improvement of 18 to 20 points is comparable with the magnitude of an improvement of a hearing aid intervention (McArdle et al, 2005;Öberg et al, 2008, 2009. Thus, individuals with profound HL experienced a considerable benefit from the ACE programme.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 69%

“…Pre-and post-programme measures Validated questionnaires that have been previously used in Sweden and in an earlier ACE study were used in the present study (Öberg et al, 2007, 2008, 2009Thorén et al, 2011;Öberg et al, 2014a;Thorén et al, 2014). The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) assesses the effects of HL among elderly people (Ventry & Weinstein, 1982).…”

Section: Outcome Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

A multicentre study evaluating the effects of the Swedish ACE programme

Öberg

2017

International Journal of Audiology

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 69%

Section: Outcome Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

A multicentre study evaluating the effects of the Swedish ACE programme

Öberg

2017

International Journal of Audiology

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In general, the role of counseling on the use of and satisfaction with hearing aids is still unclear. Although some short-term effects have been observed [84], it is crucial to examine how these effects remain in the long run [32,85,86]. In these studies, different methods of counseling and interventions were used.…”

Section: The Role Of Counseling and Audiologistmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors Influencing the Hearing Aids Use and Satisfaction: A Review Study

Pouyandeh

Hoseinabadi

2020

J. Mod. Rehabil.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Hearing loss is a common problem that may end in disability and handicap. The primary treatment of hearing loss is using hearing aids. However, many patients, despite being aware of this problem, are not interested in using these devices. Some factors affect the process of receiving and using hearing aids, some of which are related to the person's characteristics. In this article, we will investigate the possible factors and their roles in using hearing aids by the patients. Materials and Methods: We searched Google Scholar, PubMed and ScienceDirect database over the last twenty years, with the keywords of "hearing aid", "use", "satisfaction", and "benefit". The result of this search was 399 articles, out of which 77 articles were related to this topic. Discussion: Different factors affecting the usefulness of hearing aids can be investigated in two stages. The first is the stage before receiving hearing aids when a person looks for help and receives hearing aid, and the second stage after receiving the hearing aid when the person has used the hearing aid and reports his or her satisfaction. The factors affecting the receiving stage are the amount of hearing loss, problems experienced by the person, the patient's motives and expectations, personality traits, auditory counseling, and economic issues. However, after receiving a hearing aid, factors such as other non-auditory abilities, hearing loss, age, duration of hearing aid use, hearing aids characteristics, disabilities, attitudes, and personality traits affect the satisfaction of the patient.

show abstract

“…Such counseling sessions could be very important in the audiological enablement process [14]. Even though pre-fitting counseling sessions could be potentially beneficial in various domains, there appears to be very little or no benefit in terms of the outcome of hearing aid fitting [15,16]. However, the main reason for pre-fitting counseling is to support the person with hearing impairment (PHI) in terms of their emotional and social needs, to assess and modify attitudes and motivations and to provide information about the choice of interventions [17], rather than focusing on hearing aid outcomes.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Use of the ‘patient journey’ model in the internet-based pre-fitting counseling of a person with hearing disability: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Manchaiah

Stephens

Andersson

et al. 2013

Trials

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundHearing impairment is one of the most frequent chronic conditions. Persons with a hearing impairment (PHI) have various experiences during their ‘journey’ through hearing loss. In our previous studies we have developed a ‘patient journey’ model of PHI and their communication partners (CPs). We suggest this model could be useful in internet-based pre-fitting counseling of a person with hearing disability (PHD).Methods/DesignA randomized controlled trial (RCT) with waiting list control (WLC) design will be used in this study. One hundred and fifty eight participants with self-reported hearing disability (that is, score >20 in the Hearing Handicap Questionnaire (HHQ)) will be recruited to participate in this study. They will be assigned to one of two groups (79 participants in each group): (1) Information and counseling provision using the ‘patient journey’ model; and (2) WLC. They will participate in a 30 day (4 weeks) internet-based counseling program based on the ‘patient journey’ model. Various outcome measures which focuses on hearing disability, depression and anxiety, readiness to change and acceptance of hearing disability will be administered pre (one week before) and post (one week and six months after) intervention to evaluate the effectiveness of counseling.DiscussionInternet-based counseling is being introduced as a viable option for audiological rehabilitation. We predict that the ‘patient journey’ model will have several advantages during counseling of a PHD. Such a program, if proven effective, could yield cost and time-efficient ways of managing hearing disability.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Protocol Registration System NCT01611129.

show abstract

The effects of a sound awareness pre-fitting intervention: A randomized controlled trial

Cited by 21 publications

References 35 publications

A multicentre study evaluating the effects of the Swedish ACE programme

A multicentre study evaluating the effects of the Swedish ACE programme

Factors Influencing the Hearing Aids Use and Satisfaction: A Review Study

Use of the ‘patient journey’ model in the internet-based pre-fitting counseling of a person with hearing disability: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About