eHealth parent education for hearing aid management: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Figures & data

Figure 1. Change over time for both the intervention and TAU groups, with the error bars showing ± 1 standard error of the mean.

Table 1. eHealth intervention schedule.

Week	Weekly Activity		Minutes		Weekly total
	Video 1	Video 2	Videos	Call
1	Initial phone call				15–30
2	Coping and Planning	Developing new Routines	30	10	40
3	Hearing Aid Care Guide	Hearing Aid Use	20	10	30
4	Signs of Hearing Difficulty	Hearing Aid Batteries	9	10	19
5	Hearing Aid Settings	Teaching Others	11	10	21
6	Final phone call				15–30

Table 2. Parent demographic information.

Demographic characteristics	Intervention group (N = 37)		TAU group (N = 41)		p
	% (n)	Median (IQR)	% (n)	Median (IQR)
Child age – in months		12 (6, 24)		18 (8,25)	0.3
Child gender – female	38 (14)		46 (19)		0.6
Hearing loss laterality					0.080
Right ear only	3 (1)		2 (1)
Left ear only	16 (6)		2 (1)
Both ears	81 (30)		95 (39)
Hearing loss degree**					0.5
Mild	14 (5)		27 (11)
Moderate	57 (21)		51 (21)
Severe	19 (7)		12 (5)
Profound	11 (4)		10 (4)
I am not sure	0 (0)		0 (0)
Additional disabilities – yes	30 (11)		34 (14)		0.9
Primary mode of communication					0.3
Spoken language	95 (35)		85 (35)
Sign language	5 (2)		15 (6)
Child race					0.6
White	76 (28)		78 (32)
Latinx/Hispanic	5 (2)		12 (5)
Multiracial	11 (4)		5 (2)
Black	3 (1)		2 (1)
Native American*	3 (1)		0 (0)
Asian	0 (0)		2 (1)
Prefer not to answer	3 (1)		0 (0)
Relationship to child					0.2
Mother	89 (33)		98 (40)
Father	11 (4)		2 (1)
Caregiver race					0.6
White	78 (29)		85 (35)
Latinx/Hispanic	5 (2)		10 (4)
Multiracial	5 (2)		0 (0)
Black	3 (1)		2(1)
Asian	3 (1)		2 (1)
Native American*	3 (1)		0 (0)
Prefer not to answer	3 (1)		0 (0)
Caregiver education					0.088
College education	43 (16)		63 (26)
Graduate degree	38 (14)		20 (8)
High school graduate	16 (6)		7 (3)
Partial college (at least 1 year)	3 (1)		10 (4)
Family annual income					0.5
More than $80,000	49 (18)		49 (20)
$41,000–$80,000	27 (10)		34 (14)
Less than $20,000	14 (5)		7 (3)
$21,000–$40,000	5 (2)		0 (0)
Prefer not to answer	5 (2)		10 (4)

*Includes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Indigenous; **parents selected the category for their child's hearing loss, the category of ‘I don’t know’ was included; IQR: interquartile range (middle 50%)