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 .
Do group audiologic rehabilitation activities influence psychosocial outcomes?
PURPOSE To attempt to determine whether group audiologic rehabilitation ( AR ) content affected psychosocial outcomes . METHOD A r and omized controlled trial with at least 17 participants per group was completed . The 3 treatment groups included a communication strategies training group , a communication strategies training plus psychosocial exercise group , and an informational lecture plus psychosocial exercise group . Evaluations were conducted preclass , postclass , and 6-months postclass ; they included hearing loss-related and generic quality of life scales , and a class evaluation form . RESULTS All treatment groups demonstrated short- and long-term improvement on the hearing loss-related quality of life scale . Minimal differences were measured across treatment groups . A significant difference was observed between the lecture plus psychosocial exercise group and the communication strategies training group for 1 hearing loss-related quality of life subscale . Better outcomes were measured for the 2 groups with psychosocial exercises versus the communication strategies training group on 1 generic quality of life subscale . The results for the class evaluation did not discriminate among the treatment groups . CONCLUSIONS Class content had only a minimal influence on treatment outcomes . Recommended AR class content includes a mix of interventions including information , training , and psychosocial exercises
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 .