title: Assisting Older Persons With Adjusting to Hearing Aids.
abstract: This intervention study tested the feasibility and initial effect of Hearing Aid Reintroduction (HEAR) to assist persons aged 70 to 85 years adjust to hearing aids. Following this 30-day intervention, hearing aid use increased between 1 and 8 hr per day with 50% of participants able to wear them for at least 4 hr. Hearing aid satisfaction improved from not satisfied to satisfied overall. The study demonstrated that HEAR is feasible and could improve hearing aid use of a substantial number of older persons who had previously failed to adjust to their hearing aids and had given up. However, further testing among a larger and more diverse population is needed to better understand the effectiveness and sustainability of the intervention.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri, Columbia, USA University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, USA laneka@missouri.edu.
authors.forename: Kari R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, USA.
authors.forename: M Kathleen
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011304:Presbycusis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: hearing aid adjustment; hearing loss; presbycusis