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Trial reportBMJ open2017

Effectiveness of an online SUpport PRogramme (SUPR) for older hearing aid users: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Janine Fj Meijerink, Marieke Pronk, Bernadette Paulissen, Birgit I Witte, Bregje van der Wouden, Vera Jansen, Sophia E Kramer

Abstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Cognitive behavioural therapy for tinnitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
    Pooled it
  2. Interventions to improve hearing aid use in adult auditory rehabilitation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Janine Fj MeijerinkDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section Ear & Hearing, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Marieke PronkDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section Ear & Hearing, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Bernadette PaulissenAudioNova International B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Birgit I WitteDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Bregje van der WoudenDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section Ear & Hearing, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Vera JansenSchoonenberg B.V., Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Sophia E KramerDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section Ear & Hearing, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAn educational SUpport PRogramme called SUPR has been developed for hearing aid users (HAUs) and their communication partners (CPs) offering care beyond hearing aid fitting. SUPR teaches its users communication strategies, hearing aid handling skills and personal adjustment to hearing impairment. METHODS/

designUsing a cluster randomised controlled trial design, 70 Dutch hearing aid dispenser practices were randomised into hearing aid fitting (care as usual, 34 practices) and hearing aid fitting including SUPR (36 practices). The aim was to recruit a total of 569 older (aged 50+ years) first-time (n=258) and experienced (n=311) HAUs and their CPs. SUPR consists of a Practical Support Booklet and online material offered via email over a period of 6-7 months. The booklet provides practical information on hearing aids, advice on communication strategies and home exercises. The online material consists of educational videos on hearing aid functionality and usage, communication strategies and peer testimonials. Finally, noncommittal email contact with the dispenser is offered. Every HAU is asked to assign a CP who is advised to be involved intensively. Effect measurements for HAUs and their CPs will occur at baseline and at 6, 12 and 18 months follow-up via online questionnaires. The primary outcomes for HAUs will be the use of communication strategies as measured by the subscales of the Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired. A process evaluation will be performed. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study was approved by the Dutch Institutional Review Board of the VU Medical University Center Amsterdam. This intervention could contribute to lowering the hearing impairment burden in our ageing society. The results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and scientific conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN77340339; Pre-results.

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CommunicationAgedEducation, DistanceFemaleHearing AidsHearing LossHumansMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsPamphletsPatient Education as TopicProgram EvaluationResearch DesignSelf Reportcluster randomised controlled trialcommunicationcommunication strategieshearing aidsHearing lossinternet.interventionpersonal adjustment to hearing impairment

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PMID28634259
PMCPMC5541333

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