Hearing Impairment, Hearing Loss
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate how personality, motivation & auditory lifestyle relate to hearing aid satisfaction & acceptance for first-time hearing aid users. As such, first-time hearing aid users will be followed via an app for a period of six months. They will answer baseline questionnaires about personality, lifestyle and hearing aid expectations before the first fit. After the hearing aid fitting, they will be prompted by the app to answer questionnaires about their hearing aid experience at weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
WSAUD A/S
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 18-85 years of age * Sensorineural hearing loss within the hearing aid's fitting range * Fluency in local language * First-time hearing aid user * Experienced smartphone and app user * Must sign the informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Severe cognitive impairment that would preclude the ability to perform the necessary tasks (as judged by the HCP) * Inability for the TPs to travel to the clinic during the study period * Complex hearing disorders such as Ménière's
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| overall hearing aid satisfaction | 6 months | minimum: 1, maximum: 10 ; the higher value indicates a better outcome |
| IOI-HA | 6 months | minimum: 7, maximum: 35; the higher value indicates a better outcome |
| hearing aid satisfaction (Hearing-Related Lifestyle scale) | 6 months | minimum: 1, maximum: 5; the higher value indicates a better outcome |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed