Class
Article
Department
Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education Department
Faculty Mentor
Brittan Barker
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
Research shows that 80% of the people who would benefit from hearing aids (HAs) are not using them (McCormack & Fortnum, 2013), despite the fact that HA use elevates quality of life for individuals (Yamada et al., 2017), reduces fatigue in daily life (Holman et al., 2019), and facilitates communication (Perepa, 2017). Increasing the number of people using HAs would benefit them in many aspects of their lives. Audiology research alone has not led to a significant increase in HA use to date, and thus a different approach is warranted. For this paper, we surveyed the literature at the intersection of human-automation trust, communication studies, and audiology and explored potential factors contributing to HA non-use. We then drew from the interdisciplinary literature and developed a framework exploring HA non-use. Our framework, the Integrative Trust-Expectancy for Understanding Hearing Aid Non-Use (ITE) framework, aims to facilitate our understanding of HA non-use from a non-audiologic perspective combining individuals’ expectations of and trust in technology. This new perspective will provide direction for future research that could ultimately result in increased HA use and the associated enhancement of quality of life. Presentation Time: Wednesday, 10-11 a.m. Zoom link: https://usu-edu.zoom.us/j/81288151221?pwd=STI1UWw4c0lWeDdZSTZETlBRY2pqdz09
Location
Logan, UT
Start Date
4-11-2021 12:00 AM
Included in
The Integrative Trust-Expectancy Framework for Understanding Hearing Aid Non-Use: An Introduction and Call for Research
Logan, UT
Research shows that 80% of the people who would benefit from hearing aids (HAs) are not using them (McCormack & Fortnum, 2013), despite the fact that HA use elevates quality of life for individuals (Yamada et al., 2017), reduces fatigue in daily life (Holman et al., 2019), and facilitates communication (Perepa, 2017). Increasing the number of people using HAs would benefit them in many aspects of their lives. Audiology research alone has not led to a significant increase in HA use to date, and thus a different approach is warranted. For this paper, we surveyed the literature at the intersection of human-automation trust, communication studies, and audiology and explored potential factors contributing to HA non-use. We then drew from the interdisciplinary literature and developed a framework exploring HA non-use. Our framework, the Integrative Trust-Expectancy for Understanding Hearing Aid Non-Use (ITE) framework, aims to facilitate our understanding of HA non-use from a non-audiologic perspective combining individuals’ expectations of and trust in technology. This new perspective will provide direction for future research that could ultimately result in increased HA use and the associated enhancement of quality of life. Presentation Time: Wednesday, 10-11 a.m. Zoom link: https://usu-edu.zoom.us/j/81288151221?pwd=STI1UWw4c0lWeDdZSTZETlBRY2pqdz09