Self-reported outcomes of aural rehabilitation for adult hearing aid users in a South African context

dc.contributor.authorPienaar, Elaine
dc.contributor.authorStearn, Natalie Anne
dc.contributor.authorSwanepoel, De Wet
dc.contributor.emaildewet.swanepoel@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-10T06:58:54Z
dc.date.available2011-05-10T06:58:54Z
dc.date.issued2010-12
dc.description.abstractHearing impairment has far-reaching consequences for affected individuals, in terms of quality of life indicators. In the public health care sector of South Africa the hearing-impaired population is faced with limited aural rehabilitation services. This study evaluated self-reported outcomes of aural rehabilitation in a group of adults in the public health care sector with a standardised outcomes measurement tool (IOI-HA). Sixty-one participants were included (44% male; sample mean age 69.7 years) through face-to-face or telephonic interviews. Results revealed that the average perceived outcome of participants (5 = best outcome; 1 = poorest outcome) was positive across all domains of the inventory including daily use of hearing aids (4.3); benefits provided by hearing aids (4.3); residual activity limitation (3.9); satisfaction with hearing aids (4.5); residual participation restriction (4.0); impact of hearing difficulties on others (4.6); and changes in quality of life (4.5). Statistically significant relationships for daily use of hearing aids, degree of hearing loss, type of hearing aids fitted, and the perceived benefit from hearing aids in difficult listening environments (p<0.05) were evident. Adult aural rehabilitation for hearing loss in a public health care facility, even without optimal hearing aid fittings, was effective in providing positive perceived outcomes comparable to similar studies in developed countries. The findings advocate for the initiation of affordable and sustainable aural rehabilitation services in developing countries despite apparent resource limitations.en
dc.identifier.citationPienaar, E, Stearn, N & Swanepoel, DW 2010, 'Self-reported outcomes of aural rehabilitation for adult hearing aid users in a South African context', South African Journal of Communication Disorders, vol. 57, pp. 4-13. [http://www.saslha.co.za/default.asp]en
dc.identifier.issn0379-8046
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/16504
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouth African Speech-Language-Hearing Associationen_US
dc.rightsSouth African Speech-Language-Hearing Associationen_US
dc.subjectAural rehabilitationen
dc.subjectSelf-reported outcomesen
dc.subjectPublic health care sectoren
dc.subjectIOI-HAen
dc.subject.lcshPublic health administration -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshHearing disorders -- Treatment -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshHearing impaired -- Rehabilitation -- South Africaen
dc.titleSelf-reported outcomes of aural rehabilitation for adult hearing aid users in a South African contexten
dc.typeArticleen

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