A computer method for assessing satisfaction with hearing aids
| Autor: | G.J. McHugo, Kathleen M. Cienkowski, M.S. McHugh, Frank E. Musiek, J.C. Baird, Robyn M. Cox |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Linguistics and Language
education.field_of_study medicine.medical_specialty Visual analogue scale Population Concurrent validity Audiology Dynamic assessment medicine.disease Language and Linguistics Test (assessment) Speech and Hearing Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Phone medicine Sound quality education Psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Audiology. 45:393-399 |
| ISSN: | 1708-8186 1499-2027 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14992020600690928 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to evaluate a new clinical assessment, the Dynamic Assessment of Hearing Aids (DAHA), for a large clinical population. Unlike traditional questionnaire methods, the DAHA has patients use an intuitive graphical computer interface to record visual analogue ratings of satisfaction with various features of their hearing aids (e.g. clarity, cost, appearance). Data were collected from 191 participants.A subset of participants returned for retest. The DAHA items assess satisfaction with hearing aids within four domains: communication, physical features, sound quality, and personal reactions. The concurrent validity was determined by comparing DAHA results to those obtained with the satisfaction with amplification in daily life (SADL). Ratings for personal reactions to hearing aids indicate the most satisfaction, and ratings for communication (especially group conversations and phone use) indicate the least satisfaction. The DAHA total score was found to have good test/retest and hig... |
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