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American Journal of Audiology Vol.14 94-104 June 2005. doi:10.1044/1059-0889(2005/009)
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Recognition of Hearing Aid Orientation Content by First-Time Users

Judith L. Reese 1 and Theresa Hnath-Chisolm 2

1 James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital, Tampa, FL, and University of South Florida, Tampa
2 University of South Florida, Tampa, and Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL

judith.reese2{at}med.va.gov

Purpose: To examine how well hearing aid orientation (HAO) content is remembered immediately and 1 month after the HAO, and whether the ability to remember this information differs as a function of the audiologist providing the information, patient's age, degree of hearing loss, and prior knowledge of hearing aids.

Method: A convenience sample of 100 older adults completed a multiple-choice test of hearing aid knowledge immediately following the HAO and 1 month later. Covariate and regression analyses were used to address the study purpose.

Results: On average, participants recognized 74% of the information immediately following HAO and 78% at 1 month. Hearing loss was associated with declining recognition for hearing aid use and care information immediately following HAO, whereas prior knowledge was associated with successful recognition. Participants who recognized more HAO content immediately also remembered more at 1 month. A difference in recognition of hearing aid information based on audiologist was suggested immediately following HAO, but there were no differences at 1 month. Ability to recognize HAO content was not related to age of participants.

Conclusions: On average, participants recognized approximately 75% of the HAO content, which is encouraging from a clinical standpoint, providing support for the efficacy of the HAO and the time audiologists spend in completing it. Moreover, recognition of HAO content improved when tested at 1 month, suggesting audiologists may expect their patients to be aware of a majority of hearing aid use and care information following the hearing aid trial period.

Key Words: hearing aid orientation, patient memory, patient education, information counseling

Submitted on October 1, 2004
Revised on April 6, 2005
Accepted on May 25, 2005




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