Meaningful life changes following hearing aid use: a qualitative user perspective.

IF 1.8 3区医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2024-07-13 DOI:10.1080/14992027.2024.2376043

Ruth Jayné Avierinos, Eldre Beukes, Vinaya Manchaiah, Ilze Oosthuizen, Talita le Roux, De Wet Swanepoel

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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to explore meaningful life changes due to hearing aid use in adult users.

Design: A cross-sectional survey design was used with open-ended questions analysed using inductive qualitative content analysis.

Study sample: US-based adult hearing aid users (n = 653) from the Hearing Tracker website community and Lexie Hearing database.

Results: Participants had a mean age of 65.4 years (13.6 SD), including 61.2% males, 38.3% females (0.5% other). Analysis of 2122 meaning units from responses identified two broad domains: 'meaningful benefits' (n = 1709; 80.5%) and 'remaining difficulties' (n = 413; 19.5%). The meaningful benefits domain included five categories (27 sub-categories): (a) psychosocial benefits, (b) improvements in hearing, (c) personal benefits, (d) hearing aid features and connectivity, and (e) situational benefits. Participants reported enhanced relationships and improved occupational functioning as key benefits. The remaining difficulties domain contained four categories (25 sub-categories): (a) hearing aid limitations, (b) hearing and communication issues, (c) situational difficulties, and (d) personal issues. Notable difficulties included hearing aid design issues and challenges in noisy environments.

Conclusion: Hearing aid users reported diverse benefits and persistent challenges related to device use, illustrating the complexity of their lived experiences. These findings can inform empathetic, effective rehabilitation strategies and user-centric hearing aid technologies.

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使用助听器后有意义的生活变化：用户的定性视角。

研究目的本研究旨在探讨成人用户因使用助听器而产生的有意义的生活变化：设计：采用横断面调查设计，对开放式问题进行归纳定性内容分析：研究样本：来自 Hearing Tracker 网站社区和 Lexie Hearing 数据库的美国成年助听器用户（n = 653）：参与者的平均年龄为 65.4 岁（13.6 SD），其中男性占 61.2%，女性占 38.3%（其他占 0.5%）。对回答中的 2122 个意义单元进行了分析，确定了两大领域：有意义的益处"（n = 1709；80.5%）和 "仍然存在的困难"（n = 413；19.5%）。有意义的益处 "领域包括五个类别（27 个子类别）：(a) 社会心理益处，(b) 听力改善，(c) 个人益处，(d) 助听器功能和连接性，以及 (e) 情境益处。参与者表示，人际关系的改善和职业功能的提高是主要益处。其余的困难领域包括四个类别（25 个子类别）：(a) 助听器限制，(b) 听力和沟通问题，(c) 情境困难，以及 (d) 个人问题。值得注意的困难包括助听器设计问题和在嘈杂环境中的挑战：助听器用户报告了与设备使用相关的各种益处和持续存在的挑战，说明了他们生活经历的复杂性。这些研究结果可以帮助我们制定有效的康复策略和以用户为中心的助听器技术。

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International Journal of Audiology 医学-耳鼻喉科学

CiteScore

4.90

自引率

14.80%

发文量

133

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Audiology is committed to furthering development of a scientifically robust evidence base for audiology. The journal is published by the British Society of Audiology, the International Society of Audiology and the Nordic Audiological Society.