Predictors of Hearing Aid Use Time in Children With Mild-to-Severe Hearing Loss

Elizabeth A Walker; Meredith Spratford; Mary Pat Moeller; Jacob Oleson; Hua Ou; Patricia Roush; Shana Jacobs

doi:10.1044/0161-1461(2012/12-0005)

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Predictors of Hearing Aid Use Time in Children With Mild-to-Severe Hearing Loss

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Predictors of Hearing Aid Use Time in Children With Mild-to-Severe Hearing Loss

Elizabeth A Walker, Meredith Spratford, Mary Pat Moeller, Jacob Oleson, Hua Ou, Patricia Roush and Shana Jacobs

Language, speech & hearing services in schools, Vol.44(1), pp.73-88

01/01/2013

DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2012/12-0005)

PMCID: PMC3543484

PMID: 22869089

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Purpose: This study investigated predictors of hearing aid (HA) use time for children with mild-to-severe hearing loss (HL). Barriers to consistent HA use and reliability of parent report measures were also examined. Method: Participants included parents of 272 children with HL. Parents estimated the amount of time the child used HAs daily. Regression analysis examined the relationships among independent variables and HA use time. To determine parental accuracy of HA use time, datalogging from the HAs was compared to the parents' estimates. Results: Longer HA use related to older age, poorer hearing, and higher maternal education. Parental consistency ratings revealed similar findings-younger children and children with milder HL wore HAs less consistently than older children and children with more severe HL. Parents' estimates and datalogging were significantly correlated; however, results suggested that parents overestimate the amount of time their children wear their HAs. Conclusion: Certain variables were significantly related to the amount of time children wore their HAs. Consistency rating scales provided insight into circumstances that were challenging for families. Use of both parent reports and datalogging may allow clinicians and researchers to obtain a general estimate of HA use time.

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Title: Subtitle: Predictors of Hearing Aid Use Time in Children With Mild-to-Severe Hearing Loss
Creators: Elizabeth A Walker - University of Iowa
Meredith Spratford - Boys Town
Mary Pat Moeller - Boys Town
Jacob Oleson - University of Iowa
Hua Ou - University of Iowa
Patricia Roush - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Shana Jacobs - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Language, speech & hearing services in schools, Vol.44(1), pp.73-88
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2012/12-0005)
PMID: 22869089
PMCID: PMC3543484
NLM abbreviation: Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch
ISSN: 0161-1461
eISSN: 1558-9129
Publisher: AMER SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOC
Number of pages: 16
Language: English
Date published: 01/01/2013
Academic Unit: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Biostatistics; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984258850302771

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