title: The effects of dosage and duration of auditory training for older adults with hearing impairment.
abstract: This study explored a range of training dosages and durations for a word-based auditory-training procedure for older adults with hearing impairment. Three groups received a different "dose": 2x/week; 3x/week; no training. Fifteen training sessions comprised a "cycle" which was repeated three times for each dosage. Groups that completed training performed significantly better than controls for speech-in-noise materials included in the training regimen, with no significant difference observed between the 2x or 3x/week training groups. Based on these results, as well as prior literature on learning theory, training 2x or 3x/week for 5-15 weeks appears to be sufficient to yield training benefits with this training regimen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Indiana University, 200 South Jordan Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 humes@indiana.edu, danakin@indiana.edu, seb@indiana.edu, akiener@indiana.edu, tmquigle@indiana.edu.
authors.forename: Larry E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Humes
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Indiana University, 200 South Jordan Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 humes@indiana.edu, danakin@indiana.edu, seb@indiana.edu, akiener@indiana.edu, tmquigle@indiana.edu.
authors.forename: Dana L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kinney
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Indiana University, 200 South Jordan Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 humes@indiana.edu, danakin@indiana.edu, seb@indiana.edu, akiener@indiana.edu, tmquigle@indiana.edu.
authors.forename: Sara E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Indiana University, 200 South Jordan Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 humes@indiana.edu, danakin@indiana.edu, seb@indiana.edu, akiener@indiana.edu, tmquigle@indiana.edu.
authors.forename: Anna L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kiener
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Indiana University, 200 South Jordan Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 humes@indiana.edu, danakin@indiana.edu, seb@indiana.edu, akiener@indiana.edu, tmquigle@indiana.edu.
authors.forename: Tera M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Quigley
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001302:Audiometry, Speech; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D013067:Speech Perception; D013997:Time Factors