Outcome measurements of hearing aids in Chinese—a preliminary study / 中国耳鼻咽喉头颈外科

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To compare the outcome measurement scores for hearing impaired people with hearing aids. Two kind of questionnaires of Chinese version--COSI and IOI-HA were developed in order to find out the more specific outcome measurements for hearing aid users in China. METHODS The COSI and IOI-HA were administered for 30 hearing aid users via telephone or by clinical interview. SPSS software was used to analyze the collecting data. RESULTS Five prevalent problems to which most of the people with hearing aids pay attention were summarized. The mean level of the satisfaction of all the participants was high. CONCLUSION The outcome measurement inventory reflects the major problems which patients concern most and it can be used to evaluate the aural intervention and rehabilitation. After further study, this method is worth extending clinical application.