ArticleAmerican journal of audiology2022
Hearing Health Care Digital Therapeutics: Patient Satisfaction Evidence.
Article in American journal of audiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- An Augmented Reality Audio-Motor Training Game for Improving Speech-in-Noise Perception: Single-Arm Pilot Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Insights from Blended Hearing Care: Service Modality Choices, Support Received, and Satisfaction Ratings.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exploring the General Acceptability and User Experience of a Digital Therapeutic for Cognitive Training in a Singaporean Older Adult Population: Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Development and Implementation of an Aural Rehabilitation Program Using Community Health Workers in Rural Alabama.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groups · 2024Article
- Factors in the Effective Use of Hearing Aids among Subjects with Age-Related Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Digital Therapeutics in Hearing Healthcare: Evidence-Based Review.Journal of audiology & otology · 2024Article
- Adoption of Digital Therapeutics in Europe.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2024Review
- Digital Therapeutics in Urology: An Innovative Approach to Patient Care and Management.European urology open science · 2023Article
- Behavior Change in Chronic Health: Reviewing What We Know, What Is Happening, and What Is Next for Hearing Loss.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Introduction for the 5th International Meeting on Internet and Audiology Special Issue of theAmerican journal of audiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeA digital therapeutic is a software-based intervention for a disease and/or disorder and often includes a daily, interactive curriculum and exercises; online support from a professional versed in the treatment base; and an online support community, typically active as a social chat group. Recently, the Consumer Technology Association published revised standards for digital therapeutics (DTx) that stipulate that a DTx must be evidence based and founded in scientific evidence showing effectiveness and must be supported by evidence showing improved patient satisfaction and adherence to an intervention. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a DTx could help older adults better adjust to their hearing loss and acclimate to new hearing aids.
methodThirty older adults with mild or moderate hearing loss who had never used hearing aids participated. All hearing aids were fitted remotely. Participants used a hearing health care DTx (Amptify) for 4 weeks, either immediately following receipt of the hearing aids or 4 weeks after the fitting. A control condition was watching closed caption television. Participants completed a satisfaction questionnaire that queried about their impressions of the DTx, which had items that included both a rating scale of 1-7 and open-ended questions.
resultsNinety-six percent of the participants reported positive benefits, and one-half reported that the DTx helped them to adjust to their new hearing aids. They assigned a score of 5.8 to one of the questionnaire items that is similar to a Net Promoter Score Benefits, which included an enhanced ability to engage in conversation and increased listening confidence.
conclusionThis investigation provides scientific evidence to support the use of a hearing health care DTx, paving the way for audiologists to be able to more easily and efficiently incorporate follow-up aural rehabilitation into their routine clinical services and to be able to provide services remotely.
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