Bennett Rebecca J, Meyer Carly, Eikelboom Robert H
a Ear Science Institute Australia , Subiaco, Perth , Australia .
b Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery , The University of Western Australia , Nedlands, Perth , Australia .
Int J Audiol. 2016 Oct;55(10):556-63. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2016.1185169. Epub 2016 May 25.
To evaluate whether clinician continuity is associated with successful hearing aid outcomes.
A prospective cohort study. Clinician continuity was defined as occurring when a patient was cared for by the same clinician for the hearing assessment, hearing aid selection process, hearing aid fitting and programming, and subsequent hearing aid fine tuning appointments. The hearing aid outcome measures included self-reported hearing aid use, benefit and satisfaction as well as self-reported handling skills and problems experienced with hearing aids.
Four hundred and sixty-eight adult hearing aid users (mean age 73.9 years ±10.9) and 26 qualified audiologists (mean age 34 years ±6.34) recruited from a single hearing clinic in Perth, Western Australia.
There were no significant differences in hearing aid outcomes between participants who experienced clinician continuity and those who did not.
Within a controlled practice setting, hearing aid outcomes may not be adversely effected if services are provided by more than one clinician.
评估临床医生的连续性是否与助听器使用的成功结果相关。
一项前瞻性队列研究。临床医生的连续性定义为患者在听力评估、助听器选择过程、助听器验配和编程以及随后的助听器微调预约中由同一位临床医生负责。助听器使用结果的衡量指标包括自我报告的助听器使用情况、获益程度和满意度，以及自我报告的助听器操作技能和遇到的问题。
从西澳大利亚珀斯的一家听力诊所招募了468名成年助听器使用者（平均年龄73.9岁±10.9）和26名合格的听力学家（平均年龄34岁±6.34）。
经历临床医生连续性的参与者与未经历的参与者在助听器使用结果方面没有显著差异。
在受控的实践环境中，如果由多名临床医生提供服务，助听器使用结果可能不会受到不利影响。
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