Research Article
Self-Reported Benefit and Satisfaction with a Beamforming Body-Worn Hearing Aid for Elderly Adults
Table 6
COSI specific needs outcome changes at Visits 2 and 3, categorized by main expressed needs and prioritized needs.
| | | | | | Final ability | | | |
| | | | Participant number | Missing/Not applicable | Hardly ever:
Improved 10% of time | Occasionally:
Improved 25% of time | Half the time:
Improved 50% of time | Most of the time:
Improved 75% of time | Almost always:
Improved 95% of time |
| | Face-to-face conversation | Visit 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 (0%) | 3 (8.3%) | 7 (19.4%) | 15 (41.7%) | 11 (30.6%) | | | Visit 3 | 36 | 0 | 1 (2.8%) | 1 (2.8%) | 4 (11.1%) | 16 (44.4%) | 14 (38.9%) | | Speech in noise | Visit 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 (5.6%) | 5 (27.8%) | 5 (27.8%) | 5 (27.8%) | 1 (5.6%) | | | Visit 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 (5.6%) | 5 (27.8%) | 5 (27.8%) | 5 (27.7%) | 2 (11.1%) | | Phone conversation | Visit 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (33.3%) | 8 (53.3%) | | | Visit 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (33.3%) | 9 (60%) |
| | Specific need 1 | Visit 2 | 42 | 1 | 0 (0%) | 4 (9.5%) | 6 (14.3%) | 16 (38.1%) | 16 (38.1%) | | | Visit 3 | 42 | 1 | 2 (4.8%) | 1 (2.4%) | 5 (11.9%) | 18 (42.9%) | 16 (38.1%) | | Specific need 2 | Visit 2 | 39 | 4 | 2 (5.1%) | 4 (10.3%) | 7 (17.9%) | 16 (41%) | 10 (25.6%) | | | Visit 3 | 39 | 4 | 2 (5.1%) | 3 (7.7%) | 6 (15.4%) | 16 (41%) | 12 (30.7%) | | Specific need 3 | Visit 2 | 24 | 19 | 2 (8.3%) | 3 (12.5%) | 6 (25%) | 8 (33.3%) | 5 (20.8%) | | | Visit 3 | 23 | 20 | 2 (8.7%) | 4 (17.4%) | 3 (13%) | 8 (34.8%) | 6 (26.1%) |
|
|
