Class
Article
College
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
Department
Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education Department
Faculty Mentor
Brittan Barker
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Abstract
Despite the benefits associated with hearing aid (HA) use, only 17% of the population that needs HAs uses them (World Health Organization, 2021). HA users often have no direct experiences with hearing loss (HL) and HAs due to low incidence (World Health Organization, 2021), which we hypothesized leads to the unrealistic expectations in new HA users and minimal HA use (Bille & Parving, 2003). To test this hypothesis, we designed a between-subjects experimental study that explored the effect of video narratives on HA wear times. Before they were fit with their first HAs, 16 adults with HL and no previous HA experiences either watched an experimental video where individuals with HL shared their experiences with HL and HAs (n = 8) or a control video about plant propagation (n = 8). Then we recorded information from the HAs’ data logging system during the first and final appointments in each participant’s HA trial. Our preliminary results to date showed that there was a difference in the wear time at the first appointment in the HA trial period between the experimental participants, who were exposed individuals sharing their experiences with HL and HAs via video, and the control participants who were not exposed to the diverse experiences of other HA users.
Location
Logan, UT
Start Date
4-11-2023 12:30 PM
End Date
4-11-2023 1:30 PM
The Effect of Video Narratives on Hearing Aid Wear Times in Adults: Preliminary Results
Logan, UT
Despite the benefits associated with hearing aid (HA) use, only 17% of the population that needs HAs uses them (World Health Organization, 2021). HA users often have no direct experiences with hearing loss (HL) and HAs due to low incidence (World Health Organization, 2021), which we hypothesized leads to the unrealistic expectations in new HA users and minimal HA use (Bille & Parving, 2003). To test this hypothesis, we designed a between-subjects experimental study that explored the effect of video narratives on HA wear times. Before they were fit with their first HAs, 16 adults with HL and no previous HA experiences either watched an experimental video where individuals with HL shared their experiences with HL and HAs (n = 8) or a control video about plant propagation (n = 8). Then we recorded information from the HAs’ data logging system during the first and final appointments in each participant’s HA trial. Our preliminary results to date showed that there was a difference in the wear time at the first appointment in the HA trial period between the experimental participants, who were exposed individuals sharing their experiences with HL and HAs via video, and the control participants who were not exposed to the diverse experiences of other HA users.