Hearing Disorders, Hearing Impairment, Hearing Loss
Conditions
Brief summary
The main questions the research aims to answer are short- and long-term effects on consequences of hearing loss depending on which type of follow-up the participant chooses.
Detailed description
Investigation of the emotional and social consequences of hearing loss that the participants experience, use of communications strategies, experienced listening in complex sound environments and perceived effectiveness and satisfaction with hearing aids. The goal is also to assess changes in use of communication strategies and the emotional consequences, knowledge and acceptance of hearing loss.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSwedish I-ACE
Rehabilitative programme with focus on communication strategies and problem solving for people with hearing loss.
BEHAVIORALClinical visit
Visit in the clinic with focus on audiologic rehabilitation.
OTHERNo follow-up
Participants choosing no follow-up.
Sponsors
Region Skane
Horselvarden Region Ostergotland
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* People who have participated in NCT06051968 are automatically enrolled to participate in the follow-up according to the study protocol.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) | Baseline, about 7 weeks post choice of intervention, and 6 months post intervention | Assessing changes in emotional and social effects of hearing loss, self-perceived activity limitations and participation restrictions. Minimum 0 points to maximum 100 points. Higher score indicates greater emotional and social effects of hearing loss. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The 12-item Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ12) | Baseline, about 7 weeks post choice of intervention, and 6 months post intervention | Assessing experience of listening in complex sound environments. Minimum 0 points to 120 points. Higher score indicates less problems with hearing in the specified situations. |
| Communication Strategies Scale (CSS) | Baseline, about 7 weeks post choice of intervention, and 6 months post intervention | Assessing changes in use of verbal, non-verbal and maladaptive communication strategies. Minimum 25 points to maximum 125 points. Higher score indicates a greater use of communication strategies. |
| The International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) | Baseline, about 7 weeks post choice of intervention, and 6 months post intervention | Assessing changes in perceived effectiveness and satisfaction with hearing aids. Minimum 7 points to maximum 35 points. Higher score indicates higher perceived effect. |
| Communication and Acceptance Scale (CAS) | Baseline, about 7 weeks post choice of intervention, and 6 months post intervention | Assessing changes in use of communication strategies and the emotional consequences, knowledge and acceptance of hearing loss. Minimum 18 points to maximum 90. Higher score indicates a lower impact of the hearing loss. |
| The International Outcome Inventory for Alternative Interventions (IOI-AI) | Baseline, about 7 weeks post choice of intervention, and 6 months post intervention | Assessing changes in perceived effectiveness and satisfaction with an alternative intervention, in this case the Swedish I-ACE. Minimum 7 points to maximum 35 points. Higher score indicates higher perceived effect. |
Countries
Sweden
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMarie Öberg
Horselvarden Region Ostergotland
Outcome results
None listed