Satisfaction and speech perception were frequent secondary outcomes .
There was diversity in measures used to report patient outcomes .
Outcome categories other than patient health status and behavior were rarely reported .
This review has highlighted considerable diversity in patient-reported outcome measurements in r and omized control trials in the context of adult auditory rehabilitation .
OBJECTIVES This review documented the range and nature of reported outcome measures in the context of adult auditory rehabilitative research .
An evaluation of a behavioural treatment approach to hearing impairment.
Twenty-four elderly hearing impaired Ss participated in an experimental treatment study and received either behavioural group treatment or served as untreated controls . The treatment package included applied relaxation , video self-modelling , exposure , information and various coping skills . Assessment s ( pre-post ) were conducted using a structured video-interview measuring coping behaviour . In order to evoke behavioural compensation small acoustic provocations were included in the interview . The edited videos were then rated blindly by two trained observers . Pre-post assessment s also included daily registered hearing problems on visual analogue scales and a question naire . Finally , a one month follow-up blind telephone interview was conducted . Results showed significant beneficial effects in favour of the treatment package and support the implementation of a behavioural approach in audiological rehabilitation research
Satisfaction and speech perception were frequent secondary outcomes .
There was diversity in measures used to report patient outcomes .
Outcome categories other than patient health status and behavior were rarely reported .
This review has highlighted considerable diversity in patient-reported outcome measurements in r and omized control trials in the context of adult auditory rehabilitation .
OBJECTIVES This review documented the range and nature of reported outcome measures in the context of adult auditory rehabilitative research .