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Observational Study
. 2024 Feb;63(2):99-105.
doi: 10.1080/14992027.2022.2158380. Epub 2022 Dec 24.

Job satisfaction and quality of life in adult users of bone conduction hearing devices pre-and post-implantation: a 1-year follow-up study

Håkan Hua  1 , Aaran T Lewis  1
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Observational Study

Job satisfaction and quality of life in adult users of bone conduction hearing devices pre-and post-implantation: a 1-year follow-up study

Håkan Hua et al. Int J Audiol. 2024 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: Hearing loss is a growing public health issue that significantly impacts both health-related quality of life and working life. This study investigates how hearing rehabilitation with bone conduction hearing implants impacts health-related quality of life and working life in adults of working age with hearing impairment.

Design: This longitudinal study used data from Cochlear's Implant Recipient Observational Study to assess hearing disabilities and job satisfaction in 18-65-year-old recipients of bone conduction hearing implants. Baseline data were collected pre-implantation and patients were followed-up at 12-months post-implantation.

Study sample: Patient demographics, Health Utilities Index Mark 3, the Speech Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale, and self-reported employment data are presented for a sample ranging from 30 to 43 patients, pre-implantation and at 12-months follow-up following implantation with a bone conduction hearing implant.

Results: Significant improvements in hearing and speech attribute, and overall health-related quality of life were observed between pre-and post-implantation. Overall hearing disability decreased post-implantation and job satisfaction improved.

Conclusions: Hearing rehabilitation using bone conduction hearing implants are shown to improve health-related quality of life, reduce hearing disability, and improve work performance and satisfaction. Results are representative of healthy and actively working users of bone conduction hearing implants.

Keywords: Job satisfaction; bone anchored hearing aids; hearing loss; quality of life.

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