Table 6 Listing of all unique measurement methods used to assess the most common outcomes in the Dodd’s taxonomy life impact #32a, Delivery of care (Satisfaction / patient preference) category. Only those domains where there was more than one report of the outcome measurement instrument are selected for reporting here. See Additional file 10 for full details
Measurement methods (n > 1) split by outcome domains and type of method | Primary outcomes | Secondary outcomes | |
|---|---|---|---|
Device benefit, PROM | |||
Multi-item questionnaire | Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) | 6 | - |
Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit Profile (GHABP) | 4 | - | |
Multi-item, multi-domain Questionnaire (author's own) | 3 | - | |
Numerical rating scale | International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA), single item on benefit | 1 | 1 |
Visual Analogue Scale (not specified) | 1 | - | |
Device use, investigator administered | |||
Technical and lab measures | Device log (not specified) | 2 | - |
Device log average usage (hrs / day) | 3 | - | |
Device use, PROM | |||
Multi-item questionnaire | Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit Profile (GHABP), hearing aid use subscale | 2 | - |
Satisfaction, PROM | |||
Multi-item questionnaire | Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit Profile (GHABP), various subscales | 1 | 2 |
Multi-item, multi-domain questionnaire (author's own) | 2 | - | |
Aversiveness, PROM | |||
Multi-item questionnaire | Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) aversiveness subscale | 5 | 6 |