The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of enhanced patient-centered counseling (PCC) and the influence of spousal involvement in pre-fitting counseling on hearing-aid outcomes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
Portland VA Medical Center
Portland, Oregon, United States
post-use subjective opinions regarding the hearing aids
questionnaires
Time frame: 4-6 weeks after the hearing aid fitting
pre-use hearing aid expectations
questionnaire
Time frame: immediately after the intervention at Visit #2 (Day 0)
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