Comments Box 1.

Respondent Comments Regarding the PEACH Diary and PEACH Rating Scale

POSITIVE COMMENTS “I think that the PEACH Rating Scale will be especially good for clinicians new to pediatric hearing aid fitting.”

“Finally . . . I also think that if parents are not convinced that the aids are helping—this would be a great tool to convince them otherwise—by comparing two assessments over time—one with aids and one without. . . . This PEACH Rating Scale may be helpful in convincing parents to keep the hearing aids on all waking hours.”

NEGATIVE COMMENTS

“If parent completion is expected I find the instructions for each question in the PEACH Diary quite lengthy and feel that some parents may struggle with reading and comprehending the task and what they are to record. Materials in several languages would be necessary for successful implementation.”

“I feel that the PEACH Diary will be time consuming and planning of time frames for a visit will need to take into account completion of the PEACH. If a clinician is completing the PEACH with the parents then it could be quite time-consuming. This is also where differences in knowledge and skillset may be reflected. How effective and efficient the clinician is in administering the test will be important to successful implementation in a clinical setting.”

SUGGESTIONS FOR REVISIONS

“One concern regarding the PEACH is the telephone question and how this is to be interpreted for example some children use Skype/speaker phone is that considered successful use. Also what if the child has never used a phone, they would score a ‘0’ which affects their score in a negative way.”

“Materials in several languages would be necessary for successful implementation.”

“It would be helpful to have some clear normative data for ages and degrees of hearing loss so that we could tell parents whether their child’s scores are within expected range or not, and to help clinicians know when to consider alternative intervention strategies (e.g., CI, FM).”

“I think it would be a good idea to make the last blank section a place to more strongly encourage parents to write out examples and comment, instead of suggesting comments.”