Effectiveness of active communication education to improve hearing aid usage among Chilean older adults: a randomised clinical trial.

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

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2025-05-05 DOI:10.1080/14992027.2025.2496749

Anthony Marcotti, Sebastián Rivera, Catherine Silva-Letelier, Pablo Martinez-Amezcua, Eduardo Fuentes-López

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Abstract

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of the Active Communication Education (ACE) program in improving usage, perceived benefit, and success with hearing aids (HAs).

Design: A multicentre, double-blind, randomised parallel design clinical trial with masked outcome assessments was conducted at primary healthcare centres. Participants were randomised into either an intervention group (ACE) or a control group (social intervention). The primary outcome was HAs usage (question 1 of IOI-HA) and secondary outcomes were perceived benefit (question 2 of IOI-HA) and success with HAs (usage for at least 1 hour/day as per question 1 of IOI-HA and at least moderate perceived benefit as per question 2 of IOI-HA). Data collection occurred before, right after, and at 6 and 12 months following the intervention.

Study sample: 114 older adults who use HAs.

Results: The intervention group significantly increased HAs usage compared to baseline right after the intervention, as well as at 6- and 12-month follow-ups, in comparison to the control group. Secondary outcomes also showed improvements at all follow-up measurements, although these were less consistent.

Conclusions: The ACE program is an effective strategy for enhancing HAs usage among older adults, with improvements that are sustainable over time.

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积极沟通教育提高智利老年人助听器使用的有效性：一项随机临床试验。

目的：评估主动沟通教育（ACE）项目在提高助听器使用、感知效益和使用成功率方面的有效性。设计：在初级卫生保健中心进行了一项多中心、双盲、随机平行设计的临床试验。参与者被随机分为干预组（ACE）和对照组（社会干预）。主要结果是ha的使用（IOI-HA的问题1），次要结果是感知获益（IOI-HA的问题2）和ha的成功（根据IOI-HA的问题1，每天使用至少1小时，根据IOI-HA的问题2，至少中度感知获益）。数据收集在干预前、干预后、干预后6个月和12个月进行。研究样本：114名使用HAs的老年人。结果：与对照组相比，干预组在干预后以及6个月和12个月的随访中，与基线相比，显著增加了HAs的使用。次要结果在所有随访测量中也显示出改善，尽管这些结果不太一致。结论：ACE计划是提高老年人HAs使用率的有效策略，并且随着时间的推移，其改善是可持续的。

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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.