Research Article

Self-Reported Benefit and Satisfaction with a Beamforming Body-Worn Hearing Aid for Elderly Adults

Table 4

C-PHAB scores for all question domains for three visits.

DomainValid NMissingMeanRange

Ease of communicationUnaided22210.540.94
Aided (Visit 1)20230.220.37
Aided (Visit 2)21220.150.57
Aided (Visit 3)15280.120.4
Benefit (Visit 1)20230.330.86
Benefit (Visit 2)18250.451.1
Benefit (Visit 3)14290.470.88

Background noiseUnaided3490.580.83
Aided (Visit 1)27160.270.47
Aided (Visit 2)30130.250.72
Aided (Visit 3)32110.220.56
Benefit (Visit 1)27160.350.77
Benefit (Visit 2)26170.340.95
Benefit (Visit 3)27160.381.15

ReverberationUnaided9340.770.53
Aided (Visit 1)9340.270.5
Aided (Visit 2)5380.160.37
Aided (Visit 3)2410.130.2
Benefit (Visit 1)9340.50.86
Benefit (Visit 2)5380.590.45
Benefit (Visit 3)2410.460.07

AversivenessUnaided28150.220.78
Aided (Visit 1)25180.290.68
Aided (Visit 2)3490.230.76
Aided (Visit 3)3670.210.74
Benefit (Visit 1)2518-0.071.1
Benefit (Visit 2)25180.041.23
Benefit (Visit 3)26170.041.06

Global scoreUnaided9340.720.62
Aided (Visit 1)9340.250.29
Aided (Visit 2)5380.150.21
Aided (Visit 3)2410.10.14