Psychosocial Outcomes of Hearing Aids
By Jutai, Jeffrey; Saunders, Gabrielle; Assistive Technology - Shaping the Future: AAATE 2003 Conference Proceedings, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 510-514Publication Date: 2003
Study examines hearing-specific and generic measures of hearing aid outcomes to determine their relative sensitivity to hearing aid use, and to examine the relationship between pre-hearing aid expectations and post-use outcomes. Ninety-two hearing impaired individuals completed a battery of tests, including: (1) the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit, (2) Expected Consequences of Hearing Aid Ownership, (3) Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life, and (4) the Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Device Scale (PIADS). The PIADS was designed for completion by people who use assistive devices, though the same scale can be used to measure the expected impact of a device prior to adoption. The measure consists of 26 self-rating items that are scored on a Likert, or 1 to 10 scale. The PIADS measures three important quality-of-life domains: (1) adaptability, (2) competence, and (3) self esteem. Results demonstrated that in time, outcomes improve and pre-use expectations are generally not met until individuals have worn their hearing aids for at least one year.
Assistive Products Discussed: PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES SCALE (PIADS)
SATISFACTION WITH AMPLIFICATION IN DAILY LIFE (SADL)
ABBREVIATED PROFILE OF HEARING AID BENEFIT (APHAB) FOR WINDOWS
EXPECTED CONSEQUENCES OF HEARING AID OWNERSHIP (ECHO)
Published by: IOS Press (Website:http://www.iospress.nl)
Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE) (Web Site: http://www.aaate.net )
ISBN: 1-58603-373-5
