Gaihede, Michael

Hammershøi, Dorte

Hougaard, Dan Dupont

Lund, Katja

Moller, Soren

Narayanan, Sreeram Kaithali

Schmidt, Jesper Hvass

Storbjerg Houmøller, Sabina

Wolff, Anne

English

Background and Aim: A self-report of situations where hearing aid (HA) users either use or do not use the HAs can provide insight into individualized HA usage patterns. Understanding HA usage patterns can help hearing care professionals provide a tailored solution to meet the usage needs of HA users. The study aims to understand HA usage patterns in the daily life of an adult Danish population and examine their relationship to hearing loss, demographics, socio-economic indicators, user-related factors, and self-reported outcomes.Method: The study included 1537 participants who responded to two questions related to situations where they always took off or put on the HAs. A latent class analysis was performed to stratify the HA users according to their HA usage pattern. Analysis was performed to understand the difference between the stratified groups of HA users according to their HA usage pattern and demographic, hearing-related, socio-economic, and HA-related factors. A stepwise linear regression was performed to understand the relation between the self-reported outcomes and the HA usage pattern.Results: The HA users were stratified into regular users, situational users or non-users, and non-users from the available responses to the two questions related to HA use. The results showed distinct usage patterns in the latent classes derived from situations where users always took off their HAs (situational non-use) and always put on their HAs(situational use). The hearing loss, demographics, socio-economic indicators, and user-related factors were found to relate to the HA usage pattern. The results showed that theHA users who reported using the HAs all the time (regular users) had better self-reported HA outcomes than situational users, situational non-users, and non-users.Conclusion: The study explained the underlying HA usage pattern from self-reported questionnaires. The latent class analysis revealed distinct HA use patterns. The study established the relationship between HA usage patterns and audiometric factors, hearing-related factors, HA-related factors, and socio-economic indicators. The results emphasized the importance of regular use of HAs for a better outcome.Acknowledgment: This research was carried out as part of the 'Better hEAring Rehabilitation' (BEAR) project. Support from the Innovation Fund Denmark (Grand Solutions5164-00011B), Oticon, GN Hearing, WS Audiology, and the other partners is sincerely acknowledged

    Aalborg UniversitetThe pattern of hearing aid use in daily life situations in an adult Danish populationNarayanan, Sreeram Kaithali; Storbjerg Houmøller, Sabina; Moller, Soren; Wolff, Anne; Lund,Katja; Hougaard, Dan Dupont; Gaihede, Michael; Schmidt, Jesper Hvass; Hammershøi,DortePublication date:2023Link to publication from Aalborg UniversityCitation for published version (APA):Narayanan, S. K., Storbjerg Houmøller, S., Moller, S., Wolff, A., Lund, K., Hougaard, D. D., Gaihede, M.,Schmidt, J. H., & Hammershøi, D. (2023). The pattern of hearing aid use in daily life situations in an adult Danishpopulation. Abstract from 16th Congress of the European Federation of Audiology Societies, Sibenik, Croatia.General rightsCopyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright ownersand it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.            - Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research.            - You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain            - You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal -Take down policyIf you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us at vbn@aub.aau.dk providing details, and we will remove access tothe work immediately and investigate your claim.Downloaded from vbn.aau.dk on: September 08, 2023The pattern of hearing use in daily life situations in an adult Danish populationSreeram Kaithali Narayanan1, Sabina Storbjerg Houmøller2, Sören Möller3, Anne Wolff4, Katja Lund4, Dan Dupont Hougaard4, Michael Gaihede4, Jesper Hvass Schmidt2, DorteHammershøi11Section for AI and Sound, Department of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.2Research Unit for ORL – Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology, Odense University Hospital & University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark3Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark4Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.Background and Aim: A self-report of situations where hearing aid (HA) users either use or do not use the HAs can provide insight into individualized HA usage patterns.Understanding HA usage patterns can help hearing care professionals provide a tailored solution to meet the usage needs of HA users. The study aims to understand HA usagepatterns in the daily life of an adult Danish population and examine their relationship to hearing loss, demographics, socio-economic indicators, user-related factors, and self-reported outcomes.Method: The study included 1537 participants who responded to two questions related to situations where they always took off or put on the HAs. A latent class analysis wasperformed to stratify the HA users according to their HA usage pattern. Analysis was performed to understand the difference between the stratified groups of HA usersaccording to their HA usage pattern and demographic, hearing-related, socio-economic, and HA-related factors. A stepwise linear regression was performed to understand therelation between the self-reported outcomes and the HA usage pattern.Results: The HA users were stratified into regular users, situational users or non-users, and non-users from the available responses to the two questions related to HA use. Theresults showed distinct usage patterns in the latent classes derived from situations where users always took off their HAs (situational non-use) and always put on their HAs(situational use). The hearing loss, demographics, socio-economic indicators, and user-related factors were found to relate to the HA usage pattern. The results showed that theHA users who reported using the HAs all the time (regular users) had better self-reported HA outcomes than situational users, situational non-users, and non-users.Conclusion: The study explained the underlying HA usage pattern from self-reported questionnaires. The latent class analysis revealed distinct HA use patterns. The studyestablished the relationship between HA usage patterns and audiometric factors, hearing-related factors, HA-related factors, and socio-economic indicators. The resultsemphasized the importance of regular use of HAs for a better outcome.Acknowledgment: This research was carried out as part of the 'Better hEAring Rehabilitation' (BEAR) project. Support from the Innovation Fund Denmark (Grand Solutions5164-00011B), Oticon, GN Hearing, WS Audiology, and the other partners is sincerely acknowledged.Keywords: hearing aid usage pattern, self-reported outcomes, hearing aidsDetailsStatus : Master ReviewPresentation Preference : Oral PresentationAbstract Category/Topic : Hearing AidsLanguage : EnglishSaved: : 30.1.2023 18:31:07Submit: : 30.1.2023 21:02:32 Confidential to Author and EditorPresenter : Sreeram Kaithali Narayanan (skn@es.aau.dk)ClosePrint

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