title: Measuring hearing aid outcomes using the Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life (SADL) questionnaire: Australian data.
abstract: The aims of this study were to investigate hearing aid satisfaction for a group of older Australians fitted with government-funded hearing aids using the Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life (SADL) questionnaire; to compare the Australian data gathered with the provisional normative data reported by Cox and Alexander (1999); and to investigate the relationship between SADL satisfaction and several participant variables, hearing aid variables, and other outcome measures. The SADL questionnaire and a Client Satisfaction Survey (CSS) were distributed by mail to 1284 adults fitted with government-funded hearing aids three to six months previously. 1014 surveys were returned. The mean age of participants was 75.32 years; 54.4% of participants were male, and 54.8% were fitted binaurally. Participants were fitted primarily with digitally programmable hearing aids of various styles (22.5% BTEs, 34.8% ITEs, 41.8% ITCs, 0.9% nonstandard [NS] devices). Overall, participants reported a considerable level of satisfaction with their devices. SADL Global and subscale scores were significantly higher for the Australian sample than the U.S. norms described by Cox and Alexander (1999).
authors.affiliation: Communication Disability in Ageing Research Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uriarte
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Denzin
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dunstan
authors.forename: Jillian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sellars
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hickson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000191:economics; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome