The effectiveness of a hearing aid delivery system.
One hundred and forty-two adult patients had hearing aid evaluation by a modified Carhart technique. Sixty per cent of patients purchased the recommended aid. Reasons for failure to purchase were established by personal contact and by telephone. They are discussed. Open-ended return appointments are recommended for purchasers because subjects have widely varying problems with hearing aids.
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance