Most Tova
School of Education, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Am Ann Deaf. 2002 Oct;147(4):29-37. doi: 10.1353/aad.2012.0222.
The impact of an intervention program on hearing aid functioning and maintenance was evaluated. The program targeted 29 teenagers who wore hearing aids, and 7 of their teachers. Using an A-B-A paradigm, the researcher monitored student and clinician reports on the hearing aids' functioning over a 12-week period that began before intervention and concluded 3 weeks after intervention ended. Pretest and posttest student and teacher questionnaires tapped these two groups' knowledge and attitudes concerning hearing aids. The 6-week intervention comprised theoretical and practical instruction in hearing aid maintenance. The number of functioning hearing aids increased significantly following intervention, and continued to increase even after intervention ended. The gap between student and clinician reports on the functional status of the hearing aids was widest in the study's first stage and narrowest--indeed, negligible--in the third. The questionnaire results indicated that both students and teachers acquired new knowledge. The study findings underscore the need for intervention programs in hearing aid maintenance and their benefits to adolescent students and their teachers.
评估了一项干预计划对助听器功能及维护的影响。该计划针对29名佩戴助听器的青少年及其7名教师。研究人员采用A - B - A范式，在干预开始前至干预结束后3周的12周时间内，监测学生和临床医生关于助听器功能的报告。前测和后测学生及教师问卷考察了这两组人员关于助听器的知识和态度。为期6周的干预包括助听器维护的理论和实践指导。干预后，正常工作的助听器数量显著增加，甚至在干预结束后仍持续增加。在研究的第一阶段，学生和临床医生关于助听器功能状态报告之间的差距最大，而在第三阶段则最窄——实际上可以忽略不计。问卷调查结果表明，学生和教师都获得了新知识。研究结果强调了助听器维护干预计划的必要性及其对青少年学生和教师的益处。
