Satisfaction and compliance of adult patients using hearing aid and evaluation of factors affecting them
| Autor: | Ali Özdek, Güleser Saylam, Eray Işık, Mehmet Hakan Korkmaz, Serap Er, Emel Çadalli Tatar, Ömer Bayır |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Hearing aid
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Hearing loss Visual analogue scale medicine.medical_treatment Audiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Patient satisfaction Hearing Aids Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans 030223 otorhinolaryngology Hearing Loss Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over Absolute threshold of hearing business.industry 030503 health policy & services Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Middle Aged Otorhinolaryngology Patient Satisfaction Quality of Life Patient Compliance Female medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 273(11) |
| ISSN: | 1434-4726 |
| Popis: | The aims of this study are to reveal patient compliance and satisfaction in hearing aid-prescribed adult population and to determine the relevant clinical factors. The study was designed retrospectively, and those patients who have been using hearing aid for at least 6 months were invited for evaluation. Demographical data, hearing aid type (digital vs analog), general satisfaction, and daily usage time were asked. Then, the Hearing Aid Satisfaction Questionnaire (HASQ) was applied to all patients which included visual analog scale (VAS)-based 10 questions about the effects of hearing aid on social communication, efficiency, cosmetics, life quality and cost. Totally 400 patients were included in the study. The HASQ was confirmed to be highly reliable by "Kaiser Meyer Olkin and Bartlett Sphericity" tests after exclusion of aid-cost question. There was a negative correlation between age and satisfaction, and a positive correlation between hearing aid usage time (years) and satisfaction (p |
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