Alberti P W, Pichora-Fuller M K, Corbin H, Riko K
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1984 Nov-Dec;93(6 Pt 1):589-94. doi: 10.1177/000348948409300611.
More than 1,000 hearing-impaired adults who underwent hearing aid evaluations in a teaching hospital were followed for a minimum of 1 year. Questionnaires, which included over 300 clinical items, were developed for computer entry by audiological staff. This data was analyzed to obtain demographic information about the population and the effectiveness of the intervention. The program was evaluated in terms of criteria ranging from simple compliance with the recommendation to purchase an aid, attendance at scheduled follow-up appointments, adequacy of the amplification system, patient competence in handling the aid, frequency and duration of aid use, and benefit in specific listening situations. It can be concluded that simple compliance figures overestimate program success. Even 1 year after purchase many patients still had practical difficulties with the aid, and use and benefit patterns were still developing. Directions for program change have been determined as measurement of success has been more critically defined and goals for rehabilitation have broadened.
在一家教学医院接受助听器评估的1000多名听力受损成年人被随访至少1年。听力工作人员设计了包含300多个临床项目的问卷，以便输入计算机。对这些数据进行分析，以获取该人群的人口统计学信息以及干预措施的有效性。该项目从多个标准进行评估，包括是否简单遵守购买助听器的建议、是否按时参加随访预约、放大系统是否合适、患者操作助听器的能力、助听器使用的频率和时长以及在特定聆听情况下的受益情况。可以得出结论，简单的依从率数字高估了项目的成功率。即使在购买助听器1年后，许多患者在使用助听器时仍存在实际困难，使用情况和受益模式仍在发展。随着成功的衡量标准得到更严格的界定以及康复目标的扩大，已确定了项目改进的方向。
