| Autor: |
Schönborn, Danielle, Asmail, Faheema Mahomed, De Sousa, Karina C., Laplante-Lévesque, Ariane, Moore, David R., Smits, Cas, Swanepoel, De Wet |
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American Journal of Audiology; Sep2020, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p365-374, 10p, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts, 1 Graph |
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Purpose: This study investigated user characteristics, help-seeking behavior, and follow-up actions of people who failed an app-based digits-in-noise hearing screening test, considering their stage of change. Method: Test and user characteristics of 3,092 listeners who failed the test were retrospectively analyzed. A posttest survey determining follow-up (verb) actions was sent to listeners who failed the test (n = 1,007), of which 59 responded. Results: The majority of listeners were in the precontemplation stage (75.5%). Age and stage of change were significant (p < .05) predictors of the digits-in-noise speech recognition threshold (DIN SRT). Listeners in the precontemplation stage were significantly younger than in other stages (p < .05). Posttest survey response rate was low (5.9%). Of those, most (82.4%) did not think they had a hearing loss. Only 13.6% followed up with an audiologist. Conclusion: Older people presented with poorer DIN SRTs and were typically in a more advanced stage of change. The majority of those who did not follow up after failing the screening test did not believe they had a hearing loss. A combination of factors, including poor DIN SRT, older age, and a more advanced stage of change inclined participants to follow up with audiological care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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