Adult patients' opinions and choices regarding hearing technologies
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Exploring adult patients’ opinions and choices regarding hearing technologies – a qualitative study.
IRAS ID
225759
Contact name
Helen Pryce
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Aston University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 26 days
Research summary
This study aims to examine adult NHS patients’ opinions of different hearing technologies available to them; studying patients who are eligible for cochlear implantation (CI) based on the UK NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Guidance) guidelines. Patients in this cohort have a severe-profound bilateral hearing loss, which is likely to have a significant impact on their lives. Management options for this cohort include hearing aids, cochlear implants (a type of surgically implanted hearing aid), assistive listening devices, therapeutic management such as through lip reading classes or no intervention.
The study will be sponsored by Aston University and undertaken over a period of 4 months, in a district general hospital that refers on to a regional cochlear implant centre. Approximately 10-15 participants will be recruited from the district general hospital and will have a one to one interview to discuss factors that influenced their decisions regarding management of their hearing loss. This research is important because understanding these patients’ knowledge and opinions of different management options could help guide clinicians on the information they provide to patients with severe profound hearing loss, in order to improve shared decision making and quality of care, as well as informing future authors’ of decision aids for this patient group.
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2
REC reference
17/NS/0081
Date of REC Opinion
14 Aug 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion