title: Audiological Rehabilitation for Facilitating Hearing Aid Use: A Review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article reviews and critically analyzes the design of studies on the effect of audiological rehabilitation (AR) programs on hearing aid (HA) outcomes, in order to guide future research.
  
  
  METHODS
  The design of this study was a narrative review. Studies were included in the review if they were randomized controlled trials that investigated the effects of AR on HA use and outcome between 2000 and 2016.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seven articles that met the inclusion criteria were included in the review. Most used educational rather than counseling approaches. Although educational AR programs seem to be useful in enhancing the use of communication strategies, there is limited evidence for their effect on HA use and self-perceived hearing handicap.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  More research is needed in this field. Future studies should (1) investigate the efficacy of AR interventions based on counseling and empathetic listening as opposed to or in addition to educational interventions, (2) use stricter criteria to include only a subpopulation of patients who do not get on well with their HAs, (3) measure the amount of HA use via data-logging and self-report questionnaires, and (4) use a matching comparison intervention for patients in the control group.
authors.affiliation: Audiology Department, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, UK.|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Hashir
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aazh
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Brian C J
authors.initials: BCJ
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom