Validation of teleaudiology hearing aid rehabilitation services for adults: a systematic review of outcome measurement tools

A search strategy was developed to identify tools used to evaluate standard and teleaudiology hearing aid rehabilitation services for adults. A seven-domain hearing-health-care service model for validation was defined and used to analyse the applicability and suitability of patient- and service-centred tools. This model and the applicability and suitability criteria were based on the literature, the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) framework, and gold standard professional practice guidelines, which together formed the validation framework used in this study.

Citation:
Tao KFM, Brennan-Jones CG, Jayakody DMP, Swanepoel DW, Fava G, Bellekom SR, et al. Validation of teleaudiology hearing aid rehabilitation services for adults: a systematic review of outcome measurement tools. Disabil Rehabil. 2021.

Keywords:
Audiology; hearing aids; outcome assessment; professional practice; telemedicine; treatment outcome

Abstract:
A search strategy was developed to identify tools used to evaluate standard and teleaudiology hearing aid rehabilitation services for adults. A seven-domain hearing-health-care service model for validation was defined and used to analyse the applicability and suitability of patient- and service-centred tools. This model and the applicability and suitability criteria were based on the literature, the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) framework, and gold standard professional practice guidelines, which together formed the validation framework used in this study.