Internet-based Pre-fitting Counseling of Persons With Hearing Impairment

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-11-30

Study Completion Date

2013-02-28

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of 'patient journey' model in internet-based counseling of a person with hearing impairment is a feasible approach in management of emotional and social consequences, anxiety and depression, readiness to change and acceptance of hearing loss.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Disability Evaluation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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reading about hearing loss and its management

General self-reading reading about hearing loss and its management This would run for 30 days and the participants have to manage their own time.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Internet-based counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Stage 1 - introduction to the concept of the patient journey and presenting the participants series of questions which may help them to explore their journey through hearing loss; Stage 2 - patient journey model of PHI and 2 case examples will be presented. The PHI will be advised to compare their journey to the model presented and identify the similarities and differences; Stage 3 - communication partners' journey model will be presented and the PHI will be asked to consider how interactions between each other may affect various things in the physical, mental and social domains; and Stage 4 - patients will be encouraged to think about how the PHI \& CP may influence each other during their journey through hearing loss, how they can overcome some of the difficulties they may be experiencing and to think about the potential benefits and the challenges from the audiological management.

Internet-based counseling

This would involve 4 stages of designated internet sessions and additional tasks which the patients can complete in their own time. This programme should be completed within 30 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Internet-based counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Stage 1 - introduction to the concept of the patient journey and presenting the participants series of questions which may help them to explore their journey through hearing loss; Stage 2 - patient journey model of PHI and 2 case examples will be presented. The PHI will be advised to compare their journey to the model presented and identify the similarities and differences; Stage 3 - communication partners' journey model will be presented and the PHI will be asked to consider how interactions between each other may affect various things in the physical, mental and social domains; and Stage 4 - patients will be encouraged to think about how the PHI \& CP may influence each other during their journey through hearing loss, how they can overcome some of the difficulties they may be experiencing and to think about the potential benefits and the challenges from the audiological management.

Interventions

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Internet-based counseling

Stage 1 - introduction to the concept of the patient journey and presenting the participants series of questions which may help them to explore their journey through hearing loss; Stage 2 - patient journey model of PHI and 2 case examples will be presented. The PHI will be advised to compare their journey to the model presented and identify the similarities and differences; Stage 3 - communication partners' journey model will be presented and the PHI will be asked to consider how interactions between each other may affect various things in the physical, mental and social domains; and Stage 4 - patients will be encouraged to think about how the PHI \& CP may influence each other during their journey through hearing loss, how they can overcome some of the difficulties they may be experiencing and to think about the potential benefits and the challenges from the audiological management.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Ages over 18 years old
* Have symptoms of hearing difficulty
* Access to internet

Exclusion Criteria

* HHQ results too low (i.e., below 20),
* Participants using hearing aids
* Those with additional disabilities (e.g., visual impairment, learning disability, dementia, and so on) which may affect individuals' ability to participate in an internet-based program

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No