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Internet competency predicts practical hearing aid knowledge and skills in first-time hearing aid users
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posted on 2019-01-14, 11:14 authored by David MaidmentDavid Maidment, William Brassington, Heather Wharrad, Melanie Ferguson© 2016 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess whether Internet competency predicted practical hearing aid knowledge and handling skills in first-time hearing aid users. Method: The design was a prospective, randomized controlled trial of a multimedia educational intervention consisting of interactive video tutorials (or reusable learning objects [RLOs]). RLOs were delivered through DVD for TV or PC, and online. Internet competency was measured at the hearing aid fitting appointment, whereas hearing aid knowledge and practical handling skills were assessed 6 weeks postfitting. Results: Internet competency predicted practical hearing aid knowledge and handling skills, controlling for age, hearing sensitivity, educational status, and gender for the group that received the RLOs. Internet competency was inversely related to the number of times the RLOs were watched. Conclusion: Associations between Internet competency and practical hearing aid knowledge, handling skills, and watching the RLOs fewer times may have arisen because of improved self-efficacy. Therefore, first-time hearing aid users who are more competent Internet users may be better equipped to apply newly learned information to effectively manage their hearing loss.
Funding
This paper presents independent research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under its Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Program (Grant Reference Number PB-PG-0909-20294).
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Published in
American Journal of AudiologyVolume
25Issue
3SPages
303 - 307Citation
MAIDMENT, D. ... et al., 2016. Internet competency predicts practical hearing aid knowledge and skills in first-time hearing aid users. American Journal of Audiology, 25(3S), pp. 303 - 307.Publisher
© American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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2016-10-01Notes
This paper was accepted for publication in the journal American Journal of Audiology and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1044/2016_AJA-16-0022ISSN
1059-0889Publisher version
Language
- en