Societal effects of hearing aid fitting among the moderately hearing impaired.

Abstract:

:The objective of this study was to evaluate hearing aid fitting from a societal viewpoint, rather than the more traditional patient perspective. The effects of hearing aid fitting on generic quality of life (EuroQol), social functioning (SF36), auditory disability, productivity at paid and unpaid labour, and medical consumption, were assessed in a prospective study among 80 moderately hearing-impaired first-time hearing aid applicants. The study showed that hearing aid fitting solved problems with paid employment, but did not seem to affect unpaid work. Use of medical services remained relatively stable after first-time hearing aid fitting. The Amsterdam Inventory proved to be a useful questionnaire to assess the effects on hearing disability. No effects of hearing aid fitting on generic quality of life could be determined with the EuroQol, while hearing aid fitting did lead to an improvement in one aspect of generic quality of life; namely social functioning.

journal_name

Int J Audiol

authors

Joore MA,Brunenberg DE,Chenault MN,Anteunis LJ

doi

10.3109/14992020309090424

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2003-04-01 00:00:00

pages

152-60

issue

3

eissn

1499-2027

issn

1708-8186

journal_volume

42

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