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- Title
Measuring Hearing Aid Outcomes using the Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life (SADL) Questionnaire: Australian Data.
- Authors
Uriarte, Margaret; Denzin, Lauren; Dunstan, Amy; Sellars, Jillian; Hickson, Louise
- Abstract
The aims of this study were to investigate hearing aid satisfaction for a group of older Australians fitted with government-funded hearing aids using the Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life (SADL) questionnaire; to compare the Australian data gathered with the provisional normative data reported by Cox and Alexander (1999); and to investigate the relationship between SADL satisfaction and several participant variables, hearing aid variables, and other outcome measures. The SADL questionnaire and a Client Satisfaction Survey (CSS) were distributed by mail to 1284 adults fitted with government-funded hearing aids three to six months previously. 1014 surveys were returned. The mean age of participants was 75.32 years; 54.4% of participants were male, and 54.8% were fitted binaurally. Participants were fitted primarily with digitally programmable hearing aids of various styles (22.5% BTEs, 34.8% ITEs, 41.8% ITCs, 0.9% nonstandard [NS] devices). Overall, participants reported a considerable level of satisfaction with their devices. SADL Global and subscale scores were significantly higher for the Australian sample than the u.S. norms described by Cox and Alexander (1999).
- Subjects
HEARING aids; AUDIOLOGY; AUSTRALIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; HEALTH outcome assessment
- Publication
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 2005, Vol 16, Issue 6, p383
- ISSN
1050-0545
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3766/jaaa.16.6.6