Research Article

Self-Reported Benefit and Satisfaction with a Beamforming Body-Worn Hearing Aid for Elderly Adults

Table 3

IOI-HA scores for all question items for three visits.

Question itemVisitScore (All subjects)Score (Prior HA use) n=22Score (No prior HA use) n=17

UseFirst3.603.773.24

UseSecond3.793.863.53

UseThird3.673.863.35

BenefitFirst3.303.592.94

BenefitSecond3.843.863.88

BenefitThird3.934.053.88

Residual difficultyFirst3.673.683.76

Residual difficultySecond3.743.863.71

Residual difficultyThird3.703.823.65

SatisfactionFirst3.283.453.06

SatisfactionSecond3.864.093.65

SatisfactionThird3.954.233.76

Residual participation restrictionFirst3.793.863.76

Residual participation restrictionSecond3.8643.82

Residual participation restrictionThird3.884.053.88

Impact on othersFirst4.024.183.88

Impact on othersSecond3.954.054

Impact on othersThird3.934.053.82

Quality of life changeFirst3.513.733.24

Quality of life changeSecond3.793.953.65

Quality of life changeThird3.954.053.88

Mean overall scoreFirst3.593.743.41

Mean overall scoreSecond3.833.953.75

Mean overall scoreThird3.864.013.75

ANOVA comparison of mean scores over three sessions F(2,80)=10.53, p<.001F(2,40)=4.34, p=.02F(2,30)=9.22, p<.001