High Levels of Satisfaction Among Hearing Aid Users in a Pilot Study for Sustainable Low-Cost Auditory Rehabilitation Services in Samoa.

ABSTRACT: The provision of locally sustainable hearing aid device services is desirable in the Pacific Islands. The aim of the present study was (1) To assess the suitability of low-cost pre-programmable hearing aids in Samoa, a Polynesian nation of the Pacific Islands, and (2) To develop translations of established auditory rehabilitation questionnaires into the FaaSamoan language for clinical, public health, and research applications. A cross-over trial of 2 low-cost pre-programmable hearing aids among 20 adults in Samoa was conducted as part of a larger UN-funded global audiology study. The International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids, the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids for Significant Others, and the Revised Hearing Handicap Inventory questionnaires were translated into the

SUBMITTER: Kaspar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10655641 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature