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Abstract
The main objective of this study was to describe the outcomes of a communication education program for older people with hearing impairment using the International Outcome Inventory – Alternative Interventions (IOI-AI) and the version for significant others (IOI-AI-SO). Ninety-six people aged 58 to 94 years participated in an interactive group education program for two hours per week for five weeks. The IOI-AI was administered at one to two weeks after the last educational session and 29 significant others also completed the IOI-AI-SO at this time. Overall, positive results were obtained using both questionnaires, and satisfaction with the program was particularly high. Findings also compared favourably to reports of outcomes for other audiological interventions (i.e., another communication training program and hearing aid fitting). Principal components analysis of the IOI-AI revealed a somewhat different factor structure than the original IOI-HA. The two versions of the IOI applied in this study are recommended as simple and effective measures of the outcomes of alternative interventions.
| Acronyms and abbreviations | ||
| IOI | = | International Outcome Inventory |
| IOI-AI | = | International Outcome Inventory – Alternative Interventions |
| IOI-AI-SO | = | International Outcome Inventory – Alternative Interventions-Significant Others ACE: Active Communication Education |
| HTL | = | Hearing threshold level |
| Acronyms and abbreviations | ||
| IOI | = | International Outcome Inventory |
| IOI-AI | = | International Outcome Inventory – Alternative Interventions |
| IOI-AI-SO | = | International Outcome Inventory – Alternative Interventions-Significant Others ACE: Active Communication Education |
| HTL | = | Hearing threshold level |
Sumario
El objetivo principal de este estudio fue describir los resultados de un programa de comunicación educativa para adultos mayores con trastorno auditivo utilizando el Inventario Internacional de Resultados – Intervenciones Alternativas (IOI-AI) y la versión para personas cercanas (IOI-AI-SO). Noventa y seis personas con edades entre 58 y 94 años participaron en un programa de educación grupal interactiva, dos horas por semana durante 5 semanas. El IOI-AI se administró de una a dos semanas después de la última sesión educativa y 29 personas cercanas también completaron el IOI-AI-SO en esa ocasión. Globalmente, se obtuvieron resultados positivos utilizando ambos cuestionarios, y la satisfacción con el programa fue particularmente alta. Los hallazgos se compararon favorablemente con reportes de resultados en otras intervenciones audiológicas (p.e., otro programa de entrenamiento en comunicación y adaptaciones de auxiliares auditivos). Un análisis de los componentes principales del IOI-AI reveló un factor estructural algo diferente del IOI-AI original. Se recomiendan las dos versiones del IOI aplicados en este estudio como medidas simples y efectivas para evaluar los resultados de intervenciones alternativas.
