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 .
Reduced hearing, ownership, and use of hearing aids in elderly people in the UK–the MRC Trial of the Assessment and Management of Older People in the Community: a cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND Reduced hearing in elderly people is important because it is disabling and potentially treatable . We aim ed to assess the prevalence of reduced hearing in elderly people and levels of ownership of hearing aids and use . METHODS We have done a cross-sectional survey of people aged at least 75 years in 106 family practice s in the UK . We obtained self-reported data on hearing difficulties for 32,656 people and gave 14,877 a whispered voice test ( response rate 78 % ) . FINDINGS 2537 ( 8 % ) of 32,656 participants reported a lot of difficulty hearing and 13,630 ( 42 % ) a little or a lot of difficulty . 3795 ( 26 % ) of 14877 participants who completed the whispered voice test ( 95 % CI 23 - 29 ) failed the test , the proportion rising sharply with age . Following wax removal , 343 passed a retest , leaving 3452 ( 23 % , 20 - 26 ) who failed the test , even after wax removal if present . 998 ( 46 % ) of 2180 people wearing a hearing aid at the time of testing failed the whispered voice test . More than half the people who failed the test did not own a hearing aid . 2200 ( 60 % ) of 3846 people who owned a hearing aid said they used it regularly . Level of use was strongly related to perceived benefit . INTERPRETATION Reduced hearing is common and provision of hearing aids inadequate in elderly people . Many people who own a hearing aid do not use it regularly , and even when wearing their aid many still have socially disabling levels of hearing loss . A major source of morbidity in elderly people could be alleviated by improvements in detection and management of reduced hearing
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 .