ArticleAmerican journal of audiology2018
An Application of the Medical Research Council's Guidelines for Evaluating Complex Interventions: A Usability Study Assessing Smartphone-Connected Listening Devices in Adults With Hearing Loss.
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- Understanding engagement with digital health interventions designed for adults with hearing loss and tinnitus: a mixed-method systematic review.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Attributes, Methods, and Frameworks Used to Evaluate Wearables and Their Companion mHealth Apps: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Article
- Remote Technologies to Enhance Service Delivery for Adults: Clinical Research Perspectives.Seminars in hearing · 2023Review
- Knowledge and Expectations of Hearing Aid Apps Among Smartphone Users and Hearing Professionals: Cross-sectional Survey.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Article
- SARS-CoV-2 and hearing: An audiometric analysis of COVID-19 hospitalized patients.Journal of otology · 2021Article
- EHealth and Its Role in Supporting Audiological Rehabilitation: Patient Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators of Using a Personal Hearing Support System With Mobile Application as Part of the EVOTION Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Argumentum ad Ignorantiam: Smartphone-Connected Listening Devices.Seminars in hearing · 2020Review
- Are smartphone applications (App) useful to improve hearing?Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2020Article
- Evidence-Based Interventions for Adult Aural Rehabilitation: That Was Then, This Is Now.Seminars in hearing · 2019Review
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study is to provide an example of the Medical Research Council's guidelines for evaluating complex health care interventions in the context of smartphone-connected listening devices in adults with hearing loss.
methodTwenty existing hearing aid users trialed 1 of the following smartphone-connected listening devices: made-for-smartphone hearing aids, a personal sound amplification product, and a smartphone "hearing aid" application used with either wireless or wired earphones. Following 2 weeks of use in their everyday lives, participants completed self-report outcome measures.
resultsRelative to conventional hearing aids, self-reported use, benefit, and satisfaction were higher, and residual disability was lower for made-for-smartphone hearing aids. The converse was found for the other smartphone-connected listening devices trialed. Similarly, overall usability was judged to be "above average" for the made-for-smartphone hearing aids, but "below average" for the remaining devices.
conclusionsThis developmental work, guided by the Medical Research Council's framework, lays the foundation for feasibility and pilot studies, leading to high-quality research assessing the effectiveness of smartphone-connected listening devices. This future evidence is necessary to guide health care commissioners and policymakers when considering new service delivery models for adults living with hearing loss.
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