Hearing aid self-efficacy (i.e., beliefs individuals have in their ability to perform the skills needed to be successful hearing aid users) may be related to long-term hearing aid use. The purpose of the present investigation was to determine the audiologic correlates of hearing aid self-efficacy as assessed by the Measure of Audiologic Rehabilitation Self-Efficacy for Hearing Aids (MARS-HA). New and experienced hearing aid users (n = 211) were given the MARS-HA. The results indicated that individuals with moderately severe hearing loss had lower self-efficacy for aided listening conditions than individuals with mild hearing loss. Individuals with poor word recognition abilities in quiet also had lower overall hearing aid self-efficacy than individuals with good to fair word recognition abilities. These results suggested that hearing aid users who have a moderate hearing loss (or worse) and hearing aid users with poor word recognition abilities may require additional counseling and audiologic rehabilitation to increase their hearing aid self-efficacy.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-19456 |
| Date | 01 November 2006 |
| Creators | Smith, Sherri, West, Robin Lea |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Source | ETSU Faculty Works |
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