title: [The use of the self-assessment questionnaire to evaluate hearing aid benefit].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  assessment of the subjective benefit brought by the use of the hearing aid.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to determine the benefit brought by the use of the hearing aid through a subjective procedure.
  
  
  METHODS
  the subjective benefit of the hearing aid was assessed in 15 hearing impaired individuals, novice hearing aid users, through the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aind Benefit (APHAB) self-assessment questionnaire, which was answered before and after the hearing aid fitting.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the results demonstrated statistically significant differences between the conditions with and without the hearing aid, indicating a better performance with the use of amplification.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  this procedure demonstrated to be valuable for the assessment of the benefits brought by the process of hearing aid fitting.
authors.affiliation: Fonoaudióloga, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo. kalmeida@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Carlos Kazuo
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Taguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013067:Speech Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires