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Projektet havde otte arbejdsomr\u00e5der, som blev aktiveret l\u00f8bende. De f\u00f8rste tre omr\u00e5der var aktive ved projektets start og vedr\u00f8rte studier af eksisterende praksis og pilot tests af nye metoder. De n\u00e6ste to omr\u00e5der startede senere i projektet og skulle afpr\u00f8ve og vurdere nye strategier. De sidste to omr\u00e5der havde til form\u00e5l at tilpasse de mest lovende metoder til klinisk praksis og vurdere potentialet for anvendelsen i brugerstyrede forl\u00f8b. Endelig var der et arbejdsomr\u00e5de, som havde til form\u00e5l at oms\u00e6tte resultaterne til evt. nye retningslinjer og nye standarder.<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Centraliseret klinisk database<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>
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Inden vi evt. kunne udvikle og foresl\u00e5 nye metoder og retningslinjer, ville vi v\u00e6re sikre p\u00e5, at vores sammenligningsgrundlag var entydigt og veldefineret og repr\u00e6senterede typiske rehabiliteringsforl\u00f8b. Inden for dette arbejdsomr\u00e5de ville vi derfor kortl\u00e6gge forl\u00f8bet for en r\u00e6kke patienter, som modtog rehabilitering de f\u00f8rste \u00e5r af projektet. Vi ville studere de sammenh\u00e6nge der var mellem h\u00f8rediagnostikken, hvilke h\u00f8reapparater og tilpasninger, der udf\u00f8rtes, og hvad udbyttet var. En v\u00e6sentlig del af dette arbejde var at opbygge en klinisk database, som ogs\u00e5 var platform for patientdata fra de \u00f8vrige arbejdsomr\u00e5der. Data for n\u00e6sten 2000 patienter blev registreret og analyseret.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Jesper Hvass Schmidt<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nMedicinsk Audiolog\r\nOdense Universitetshospital\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Sabina S. Houm\u00f8ller<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nPhD studerende\r\nOdense Universitetshospital\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Anne Wolff<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nReservel\u00e6ge\r\nAalborg Universitetshospital\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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G\u00e9rard Loquet<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nLektor\r\nAalborg Universitet\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Li-Tang Tsai<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nPost Doc\r\nSyddansk Universitet\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Gert Ravn<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nSeniorkonsulent\r\nFORCE Technology\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Carsten Daugaard<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nSeniorkonsulent\r\nFORCE Technology\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Tobias Piechowiak<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nSeniorforsker\r\nGN Resound\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Erik Schmidt<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nSenior forsker\r\nWSAudiology\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Karen Wibling Solg\u00e5rd<\/b><\/a><\/div>\r\nGeneral Manager\r\nOticon\r\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Houm\u00f8ller, Sabina Storbjerg; Tsai, Li-Tang; Wolff, Anne; Narayanan, Sreeram Kaithali; Hougaard, Dan Dupont; Gaihede, Michael; Hammersh\u00f8i, Dorte; Godballe, Christian; Schmidt, Jesper Hvass<\/p>

A history of occupational noise exposure is associated with steep-slope audiograms and poorer self-reported hearing-aid outcomes<\/a> Journal Article<\/span> <\/p>

International Journal of Audiology, <\/span>2023<\/span>.<\/p>

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@article{sabina_noise,
\r\ntitle = {A history of occupational noise exposure is associated with steep-slope audiograms and poorer self-reported hearing-aid outcomes},
\r\nauthor = {Sabina Storbjerg Houm\u00f8ller and Li-Tang Tsai and Anne Wolff and Sreeram Kaithali Narayanan and Dan Dupont Hougaard and Michael Gaihede and Dorte Hammersh\u00f8i and Christian Godballe and Jesper Hvass Schmidt},
\r\nurl = {https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/14992027.2023.2272558},
\r\ndoi = {10.1080\/14992027.2023.2272558},
\r\nyear = {2023},
\r\ndate = {2023-11-01},
\r\njournal = {International Journal of Audiology},
\r\nabstract = {Objective
\r\nTo investigate the effects of previous occupational noise exposure in older adults with hearing loss on (1) audiometric configuration and acoustic reflex (AR) thresholds and (2) self-reported hearing abilities and hearing aid (HA) effectiveness.
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\r\nDesign
\r\nA prospective observational study.
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\r\nStudy sample
\r\nThe study included 1176 adults (\u226560\u2009years) with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Pure-tone audiometry, AR thresholds, and responses to the abbreviated version of the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ12) and the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) questionnaire were obtained, along with information about previous occupational noise exposure.
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\r\nResults
\r\nGreater occupational noise exposure was associated with a higher prevalence of steeply sloping audiograms in men and women and a 0.32 (95% CI: \u22120.57; \u22120.06) scale points lower mean SSQ12 total score among noise-exposed men. AR thresholds did not show a significant relation to noise-exposure status, but hearing thresholds at a given frequency were related to elevated AR thresholds at the same frequency.
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\r\nConclusions
\r\nA noise exposure history is linked to steeper audiograms in older adults with hearing loss as well as to poorer self-reported hearing abilities in noise-exposed men. More attention to older adults with previous noise exposure is warranted in hearing rehabilitation.},
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Objective
\r\nTo investigate the effects of previous occupational noise exposure in older adults with hearing loss on (1) audiometric configuration and acoustic reflex (AR) thresholds and (2) self-reported hearing abilities and hearing aid (HA) effectiveness.
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\r\nDesign
\r\nA prospective observational study.
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\r\nStudy sample
\r\nThe study included 1176 adults (\u226560\u2009years) with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Pure-tone audiometry, AR thresholds, and responses to the abbreviated version of the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ12) and the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) questionnaire were obtained, along with information about previous occupational noise exposure.
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\r\nResults
\r\nGreater occupational noise exposure was associated with a higher prevalence of steeply sloping audiograms in men and women and a 0.32 (95% CI: \u22120.57; \u22120.06) scale points lower mean SSQ12 total score among noise-exposed men. AR thresholds did not show a significant relation to noise-exposure status, but hearing thresholds at a given frequency were related to elevated AR thresholds at the same frequency.
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\r\nConclusions
\r\nA noise exposure history is linked to steeper audiograms in older adults with hearing loss as well as to poorer self-reported hearing abilities in noise-exposed men. More attention to older adults with previous noise exposure is warranted in hearing rehabilitation.<\/div>

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Narayanan, Sreeram Kaithali; Houm\u00f8ller, Sabina Storbjerg; Wolff, Anne; Hougaard, Dan Dupont; Gaihede, Michael; Schmidt, Jesper Hvass; Hammersh\u00f8i, Dorte<\/p>

Adapting to New Hearing Aids and Hearing Aid Adjustments in Adult Danish Users<\/a> Journal Article<\/span> <\/p>

American Journal of Audiology, <\/span>32 <\/span>(3), <\/span>pp. 526-542, <\/span>2023<\/span>.<\/p>

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@article{skn_aja,
\r\ntitle = {Adapting to New Hearing Aids and Hearing Aid Adjustments in Adult Danish Users},
\r\nauthor = {Sreeram Kaithali Narayanan and Sabina Storbjerg Houm\u00f8ller and Anne Wolff and Dan Dupont Hougaard and Michael Gaihede and Jesper Hvass Schmidt and Dorte Hammersh\u00f8i},
\r\nurl = {https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1044\/2023_AJA-23-00030},
\r\ndoi = {10.1044\/2023_AJA-23-00030},
\r\nyear = {2023},
\r\ndate = {2023-07-14},
\r\njournal = {American Journal of Audiology},
\r\nvolume = {32},
\r\nnumber = {3},
\r\npages = {526-542},
\r\nabstract = {Purpose: This study was aimed at understanding the effect of time taken to adapt to the new hearing aids (HAs) and the timeline of HA adjustments performed over more than a year of rehabilitation on self-reported HA outcomes.
\r\nMethod: A self-report of the time it took to get accustomed to the new HAs and adjustment of the HAs during a year of rehabilitation collected from 690 HA users using a nonstandardized questionnaire were analyzed. The abbreviated version of the Speech, Spatial, and Quality of Hearing questionnaire and the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids were used as the self-reported HA outcome.
\r\nResult: Out of 690 participants, 442 (64%) got accustomed to HAs within 2 months. Ninety-one participants (13%) did not get accustomed to the HAs at all, out of which 74 (81%) were first-time HA users. Eighty-four participants (12%) did not receive any HA adjustments after their initial fitting, and 49 (7%) had their HAs adjusted four or more times during the 1 year of rehabilitation. Three hundred ninety (57%) participants got their HA adjusted only at the 2-month follow-up visit, showing the intent to adjust given an opportunity. The stepwise multiple linear regression results showed the significant impact of getting accustomed to the HA and having HA adjusted at multiple instances on the self-reported HA outcomes.
\r\nConclusion: This study showed the importance of getting accustomed to the HA and having a minimal number of adjustments to have a better long-term self-reported HA outcome.},
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Purpose: This study was aimed at understanding the effect of time taken to adapt to the new hearing aids (HAs) and the timeline of HA adjustments performed over more than a year of rehabilitation on self-reported HA outcomes.
\r\nMethod: A self-report of the time it took to get accustomed to the new HAs and adjustment of the HAs during a year of rehabilitation collected from 690 HA users using a nonstandardized questionnaire were analyzed. The abbreviated version of the Speech, Spatial, and Quality of Hearing questionnaire and the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids were used as the self-reported HA outcome.
\r\nResult: Out of 690 participants, 442 (64%) got accustomed to HAs within 2 months. Ninety-one participants (13%) did not get accustomed to the HAs at all, out of which 74 (81%) were first-time HA users. Eighty-four participants (12%) did not receive any HA adjustments after their initial fitting, and 49 (7%) had their HAs adjusted four or more times during the 1 year of rehabilitation. Three hundred ninety (57%) participants got their HA adjusted only at the 2-month follow-up visit, showing the intent to adjust given an opportunity. The stepwise multiple linear regression results showed the significant impact of getting accustomed to the HA and having HA adjusted at multiple instances on the self-reported HA outcomes.
\r\nConclusion: This study showed the importance of getting accustomed to the HA and having a minimal number of adjustments to have a better long-term self-reported HA outcome.<\/div>

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Wolff, Anne; Houm\u00f8ller, Sabina Storbjerg; Tsai, Li-Tang; Hougaard, Dan Dupont; Gaihede, Michael; Hammersh\u00f8i, Dorte; Schmidt, Jesper Hvass<\/p>

The effect of hearing aid treatment on health-related quality of life in older adults with hearing loss<\/a> Journal Article<\/span> <\/p>

International Journal of Audiology, <\/span>63 <\/span>(7), <\/span>pp. 500-509, <\/span>2023<\/span>.<\/p>

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Houm\u00f8ller, Sabina Storbjerg<\/p>

Self-Reported Hearing Aid Effectiveness in Patients with Age-Related Hearing Loss<\/a> PhD Thesis<\/span> <\/p>

PhD thesis, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark, <\/span>2021<\/span>.<\/p>

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Houm\u00f8ller, Sabina Storbjerg; Wolff, Anne; Narne, Vijaya K; Narayanan, Sreeram Kaithali; Godballe, Christian; Hougaard, Dan Dupont; Loquet, G\u00e9rard; Gaihede, Michael L; Hammersh\u00f8i, Dorte; Schmidt, Jesper Hvass<\/p>

Prediction of successful hearing aid treatment in first-time and experienced hearing aid users: Using the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids<\/a> Journal Article<\/span> <\/p>

International Journal of Audiology, <\/span>pp. 1-11, <\/span>2021<\/span>.<\/p>

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@article{doi:10.1080\/14992027.2021.1916632,
\r\ntitle = {Prediction of successful hearing aid treatment in first-time and experienced hearing aid users: Using the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids},
\r\nauthor = {Sabina Storbjerg Houm\u00f8ller and Anne Wolff and Vijaya K. Narne and Sreeram Kaithali Narayanan and Christian Godballe and Dan Dupont Hougaard and G\u00e9rard Loquet and Michael L Gaihede and Dorte Hammersh\u00f8i and Jesper Hvass Schmidt},
\r\nurl = {https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/14992027.2021.1916632},
\r\ndoi = {10.1080\/14992027.2021.1916632},
\r\nyear = {2021},
\r\ndate = {2021-05-25},
\r\njournal = {International Journal of Audiology},
\r\npages = {1-11},
\r\nabstract = {Objective: Primarily to understand whether clinically relevant factors affect the International Outcome Inventory (IOI-HA) scores and to examine if IOI-HA scores improve when renewing the hearing aids (HA) for experienced users. Secondly, to estimate the overall HA effectiveness using the IOI-HA.
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\r\nDesign: A prospective observational study.
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\r\nStudy sample: In total, 1961 patients with hearing loss were included. All patients underwent a hearing examination, were fitted with HAs, and answered the IOI-HA. Factor analysis of IOI-HA separated the items into a Factor 1 (use of HA, perceived benefits, satisfaction, and quality of life) and Factor 2 (residual activity limitation, residual participation restriction and impact on others) score.
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\r\nResults: Degree of hearing loss, word recognition score, motivation, HA usage time, tinnitus, asymmetry, and sex were significantly associated with total IOI-HA, Factor 1, or Factor 2 scores. The seven IOI-HA items increased on average by 0.4 (p < 0.001) when renewing HAs. The total median IOI-HA score at follow-up was 29 (7) for experienced (n = 460) and first-time users (n = 1189), respectively.
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\r\nConclusions: Degree of hearing loss, word recognition score, motivation, tinnitus, asymmetry, and sex may be used to identify patients who require special attention to become successful HA users.},
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Objective: Primarily to understand whether clinically relevant factors affect the International Outcome Inventory (IOI-HA) scores and to examine if IOI-HA scores improve when renewing the hearing aids (HA) for experienced users. Secondly, to estimate the overall HA effectiveness using the IOI-HA.
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\r\nDesign: A prospective observational study.
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\r\nStudy sample: In total, 1961 patients with hearing loss were included. All patients underwent a hearing examination, were fitted with HAs, and answered the IOI-HA. Factor analysis of IOI-HA separated the items into a Factor 1 (use of HA, perceived benefits, satisfaction, and quality of life) and Factor 2 (residual activity limitation, residual participation restriction and impact on others) score.
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\r\nResults: Degree of hearing loss, word recognition score, motivation, HA usage time, tinnitus, asymmetry, and sex were significantly associated with total IOI-HA, Factor 1, or Factor 2 scores. The seven IOI-HA items increased on average by 0.4 (p < 0.001) when renewing HAs. The total median IOI-HA score at follow-up was 29 (7) for experienced (n = 460) and first-time users (n = 1189), respectively.
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\r\nConclusions: Degree of hearing loss, word recognition score, motivation, tinnitus, asymmetry, and sex may be used to identify patients who require special attention to become successful HA users.<\/div>

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Narne, Vijaya K; M\u00f6ller, S\u00f6ren; Wolff, Anne; Houm\u00f8ller, Sabina S; Loquet, G\u00e9rard; Hammersh\u00f8i, Dorte; Schmidt, Jesper H<\/p>

Confidence Limits of Word Identification Scores Derived Using Nonlinear Quantile Regression<\/a> Journal Article<\/span> <\/p>

Trends in Hearing, <\/span>25 <\/span>, pp. 1-9, <\/span>2021<\/span>.<\/p>

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@article{doi:10.1177\/2331216520983110,
\r\ntitle = {Confidence Limits of Word Identification Scores Derived Using Nonlinear Quantile Regression},
\r\nauthor = {Vijaya K Narne and S\u00f6ren M\u00f6ller and Anne Wolff and Sabina S Houm\u00f8ller and G\u00e9rard Loquet and Dorte Hammersh\u00f8i and Jesper H Schmidt},
\r\nurl = {https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177%2F2331216520983110},
\r\ndoi = {10.1177\/2331216520983110},
\r\nyear = {2021},
\r\ndate = {2021-01-25},
\r\njournal = {Trends in Hearing},
\r\nvolume = {25},
\r\npages = {1-9},
\r\nabstract = {The relation between degree of sensorineural hearing loss and maximum speech identification scores (PBmax) is commonly used in audiological diagnosis and rehabilitation. It is important to consider the relation between the degree of hearing loss and the lower boundary of PBmax, as the PBmax varies largely between subjects at a given degree of hearing loss. The present study determines the lower boundary by estimating the lower limit of the one-tailed 95% confidence limit (CL) for a Dantale I, word list, in a large group of young and older subjects with primarily sensorineural hearing loss. PBmax scores were measured using Dantale I, at 30\u2009dB above the speech reception threshold or at the most comfortable level from 1,961 subjects with a wide range of pure-tone averages. A nonlinear quantile regression approach was applied to determine the lower boundary (95% CL) of PBmax scores. At a specific pure-tone average, if the measured PBmax is poorer than the lower boundary (95% CL) of PBmax, it may be considered disproportionately poor.},
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Piechowiak, Tobias; Zapala, David<\/p>

Using BEAR data to obtain reduced versions of the SSQ-12 and IOI-HA-7 questionnaires Tobias Piechowiak<\/a> Inproceedings<\/span> <\/p>

Kressner, Abigail Anne; Regev, Jonathan; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Jakob; Tranebj\u00e6rg, Lisbeth; Santurette, S\u00e9bastien; Dau, Torsten (Ed.): Proceedings of the International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research, <\/span>pp. 237-264, <\/span>2020<\/span>.<\/p>

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@inproceedings{ISAAR2019_TobiasP_pring\u00b4t,
\r\ntitle = {Using BEAR data to obtain reduced versions of the SSQ-12 and IOI-HA-7 questionnaires Tobias Piechowiak},
\r\nauthor = {Tobias Piechowiak and David Zapala},
\r\neditor = {Abigail Anne Kressner and Jonathan Regev and Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard and Lisbeth Tranebj\u00e6rg and S\u00e9bastien Santurette and Torsten Dau },
\r\nurl = {https:\/\/proceedings.isaar.eu\/index.php\/isaarproc\/article\/view\/2019-29},
\r\nyear = {2020},
\r\ndate = {2020-05-01},
\r\nbooktitle = {Proceedings of the International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research},
\r\nvolume = {7},
\r\npages = {237-264},
\r\nabstract = {The Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing scale (SSQ-12) and the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA-7) are questionnaires containing 12 and 7 items, respectively. They are designed to subjectively assess hearing ability and are complementary to behavioral measures. Both questionnaires have been applied across a range of clinical and clinical research-related contexts, for example for assessing outcomes of e.g., cochlear implants and hearing aids. However, due to time constraints neither of the questionnaires seem to be an inherent part of standard clinical quality control. The Better Hearing Rehabilitation (BEAR) database contains SSQ- 12 and IOI-HA-7 scores of around 1600 subjects. Applying an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) on the data from the 2nd visit allowed us to reduce the SSQ-12 to 5 questions and the IOI-HA to 3 remaining questions. The SSQ-5 explains 79% of the variance in the SSQ-12 data while the IOI-HA-3 accounts for 70% of the variance in the original IOI-HA-7. These new versions have the potential to be used more efficiently by shortening time and focusing on the items that are most effective to reflect individual benefit. Furthermore, the analysis seems to confirm the validity of such a reduction from similar findings in the literature that were done on different datasets.},
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The Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing scale (SSQ-12) and the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA-7) are questionnaires containing 12 and 7 items, respectively. They are designed to subjectively assess hearing ability and are complementary to behavioral measures. Both questionnaires have been applied across a range of clinical and clinical research-related contexts, for example for assessing outcomes of e.g., cochlear implants and hearing aids. However, due to time constraints neither of the questionnaires seem to be an inherent part of standard clinical quality control. The Better Hearing Rehabilitation (BEAR) database contains SSQ- 12 and IOI-HA-7 scores of around 1600 subjects. Applying an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) on the data from the 2nd visit allowed us to reduce the SSQ-12 to 5 questions and the IOI-HA to 3 remaining questions. The SSQ-5 explains 79% of the variance in the SSQ-12 data while the IOI-HA-3 accounts for 70% of the variance in the original IOI-HA-7. These new versions have the potential to be used more efficiently by shortening time and focusing on the items that are most effective to reflect individual benefit. Furthermore, the analysis seems to confirm the validity of such a reduction from similar findings in the literature that were done on different datasets.<\/div>

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Wolff, Anne<\/p>

Health-Related Quality of Life following Hearing Aid Treatment<\/a> PhD Thesis<\/span> <\/p>

PhD thesis, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg University, Denmark, <\/span>2020<\/span>.<\/p>

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@phdthesis{AW_PhD,
\r\ntitle = {Health-Related Quality of Life following Hearing Aid Treatment},
\r\nauthor = {Anne Wolff},
\r\nurl = {https:\/\/vbn.aau.dk\/ws\/portalfiles\/portal\/332448879\/PHD_Anne_Wolff_E_pdf.pdf},
\r\nyear = {2020},
\r\ndate = {2020-03-06},
\r\naddress = {Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiologi},
\r\nschool = {PhD thesis, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg University, Denmark},
\r\ntype = {PhD thesis},
\r\nkeywords = {},
\r\npubstate = {published},
\r\ntppubtype = {phdthesis}
\r\n}
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