Ward P R, Tudor C A, Gowers J I
Br J Audiol. 1978 Nov;12(4):127-34. doi: 10.3109/03005367809078864.
The first stage of a programme to determine the effectiveness of different types of follow-up service for elderly people prescribed hearing aids is described. Follow-up sessions of two hours each were held at fortnightly intervals and were given to groups comprising six patients. Three treatments were compared, one consisting of two follow-up sessions, the second of four sessions, and the third none (the control group). Two groups received each treatment. The results failed to demonstrate any advantage from the treatments. The men, who were more handicapped by their hearing loss, did better than women and there was a predominance of men in the control groups. The necessity of some follow-up service was demonstrated since a substantial proportion of patients were not utilising their aids satisfactorily at six months after issue and had problems which were then resolved. Any follow-up programme must concentrate very heavily on basic handling and maintenance of the aid, for most of the difficulties experienced were with these.
本文描述了一项旨在确定为佩戴助听器的老年人提供不同类型后续服务有效性的计划的第一阶段。后续服务课程每次时长两小时，每两周进行一次，每组有六名患者。比较了三种治疗方案，一种是进行两次后续服务课程，第二种是四次，第三种不进行后续服务（对照组）。每种治疗方案各有两组接受。结果未能显示出这些治疗方案有任何优势。听力损失造成的障碍更大的男性，比女性表现更好，且对照组中男性占多数。由于相当一部分患者在助听器发放六个月后未能令人满意地使用，且存在的问题随后得到了解决，因此证明了某种后续服务的必要性。任何后续服务计划都必须高度重视助听器的基本操作和维护，因为遇到的大多数困难都与这些方面有关。
