Information Retention and Overload in First-Time Hearing Aid Users: An Interactive Multimedia Educational Solution
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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Benefits of a Multimedia Educational Program for First-Time Hearing Aid Users.
OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to (1) develop a series of short interactive videos (or reusable learning objects [RLOs]) covering a broad range of practical and psychosocial issues relevant to the auditory rehabilitation for first-time hearing aid users; (2) establish the accessibility, take-up, acceptability and adherence of the RLOs; and (3) assess the benefits and cost-effectiveness ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Audiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1059-0889,1558-9137
DOI: 10.1044/2015_aja-14-0088