Development of an instrument for assessment of expectations of new hearing aid users.

Development of an instrument for assessment of expectations of new hearing aid users, using test-retest approach.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000675022

Enrollment

Registered

2010-08-17

Start date

2010-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

To verify the confidence of the questionnaire and its replicability using the test-retes approach and statistic analysys by the Kappa Coeficient. Our hypothesis was that the instrument would be reliable and maybe could be used for embased the rehabilitation strategy.

Interventions

Application and reapplication of the instrument (questionnaire) in the same group of adults and elderly, with an interval of 7 days between first and last application. The questionnaire consists of 12 questions with issues closed and 3 alternatives of response. It takes aproximately 10 minutes to complete.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Primary purpose

Diagnosis

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

People over 18 years old, with hearing loss of mild to moderately-severe and no experience with hearing aids.

Exclusion criteria

People under 18 years old, with severe or profound bilateral hearing loss and that had any prior experience with hearing aids.

Outcome results