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Individual Hearing Aid Benefit in Real Life Evaluated Using Ecological Momentary Assessment.
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- A preliminary randomized trial of reinforcement contingencies to improve compliance with ecological momentary assessment.Translational behavioral medicine · 2024Trial
- The influence of hearing loss and hearing aid use on experienced emotion in everyday listening situations.Clinical rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Participant Contributions to Person-Generated Health Data Research Using Mobile Devices: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Implementing Ecological Momentary Assessment in Audiological Research: Opportunities and Challenges.American journal of audiology · 2024Review
- Measuring Hearing Aid Satisfaction in Everyday Listening Situations: Retrospective and In Situ Assessments Complement Each Other.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2024Observational
- ICF-based hearing and functioning assessment: validation and research outcomes of utilizing the HEAR-COMMAND tool for patients with mild to moderately severe hearing loss and individuals with normal hearing.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Disparities between objectively measured hearing loss and subjectively perceived aided hearing loss: A scoping review.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
- The Modern Hearing Care Landscape: Toward the Provision of Personalized, Dynamic, and Adaptive Care.Seminars in hearing · 2023Review
- Bayesian analysis of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) data collected in adults before and after hearing rehabilitation.Frontiers in digital health · 2023Article
- Reasons for ceiling ratings in real-life evaluations of hearing aids: the relationship between SNR and hearing aid ratings.Frontiers in digital health · 2023Article
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- Personal Characteristics Associated with Ecological Momentary Assessment Compliance in Adult Cochlear Implant Candidates and Users.Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · 2022Observational
- Real-World Hearing Aid Usage Patterns and Smartphone Connectivity.Frontiers in digital health · 2021Article
- Beyond the Moment: How EMA Reporting Periods Affect Sampled Situations and Sensitivity to Hearing Aid Differences.Trends in hearingArticle
- Daily-Life Fatigue Among Adolescents Who Are Hard of Hearing: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.Ear and hearingArticle
- The Effects of Daily Life Auditory Demands on Listening Effort, Affect, and Fatigue as a Function of Hearing Loss.Trends in hearingArticle
- Advantages of Fluctuating Noise for Measuring Speech Intelligibility in Listeners With Hearing Loss.Trends in hearingArticle
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Abstract
Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) was used in 24 adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss who were seeking first hearing-aid (HA) fitting or HA renewal. At two stages in the aural rehabilitation process, just before HA fitting and after an average 3-month HA adjustment period, the participants used a smartphone-based EMA system for 3 to 4 days. A questionnaire app allowed for the description of the environmental context as well as assessments of various hearing-related dimensions and of well-being. In total, 2,042 surveys were collected. The main objectives of the analysis were threefold: First, describing the "auditory reality" of future and experienced HA users; second, examining the effects of HA fitting for individual participants, as well as for the subgroup of first-time HA-users; and third, reviewing whether the EMA data collected in the unaided condition predicted who ultimately decided for or against permanent HA use. The participants reported hearing-related disabilities across the full range of daily listening tasks, but communication events took the largest share. The effect of the HA intervention was small in experienced HA users. Generally, much larger changes and larger interindividual differences were observed in first-time compared with experienced HA users in all hearing-related dimensions. Changes were not correlated with hearing loss or with the duration of the HA adjustment period. EMA data collected in the unaided condition did not predict the cancelation of HA fitting. The study showed that EMA is feasible in a general population of HA candidates for establishing individual and multidimensional profiles of real-life hearing experiences.
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