Malmberg Milijana, Sundewall Thorén Elisabet, Öberg Marie, Lunner Thomas, Andersson Gerhard, Kähäri Kim
a Habilitation & Health , Hearing Organization , Region Västra Götaland , Sweden.
b Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology , Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden.
Int J Audiol. 2018 Aug;57(8):570-576. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2018.1453171. Epub 2018 Apr 24.
Internet interventions for hearing aid (HA) users have been shown to be effective in helping persons with hearing problems. As earlier research refers to objective data on these effects, little is known about how participants experience the Internet interventions subjectively. The aim of the present study was to explore participants' experiences of an Internet-based aural rehabilitation (IAR) program for HA-users, and to explore the possible subjective benefits of such a program.
A qualitative exploratory design was implemented involving semi-structured telephone interviews. The interviews were transcribed and analysed using content analysis.
Interviews were conducted with 20 participants (9 men and 11 women) who had completed an IAR program for HA-users. The participants were 57-81 years old and had used HAs for 2-25 years.
The results are organised in three main categories: general experiences associated with participating in the program, knowledge obtained from the program and perceived impact of taking part in the program.
The overall results indicate positive experiences of the IAR program, and an overreaching theme of increased self-esteem was identified. The findings provide some valuable information for developers of future IAR programs.
已证明针对助听器（HA）使用者的互联网干预措施在帮助听力有问题的人方面是有效的。由于早期研究提及了这些效果的客观数据，对于参与者如何主观体验互联网干预措施却知之甚少。本研究的目的是探究HA使用者对基于互联网的听觉康复（IAR）项目的体验，并探究该项目可能带来的主观益处。
采用定性探索性设计，包括半结构化电话访谈。访谈内容经转录后采用内容分析法进行分析。
对20名完成了针对HA使用者的IAR项目的参与者（9名男性和11名女性）进行了访谈。参与者年龄在57至81岁之间，使用助听器的时间为2至25年。
结果分为三大类：与参与项目相关的总体体验、从项目中获得的知识以及参与项目的感知影响。
总体结果表明IAR项目带来了积极体验，并且确定了一个核心主题，即自尊增强。这些发现为未来IAR项目的开发者提供了一些有价值的信息。
