Table 6.
Percentage per treatment group responding to each statement in the class evaluation scale.
| As a result of these classes… | Become worse | Stayed the same | Become a little better | Become a lot better | |
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| 1. My ability to lipread has | |||||
| ComStrat | 0% | 22% | 50% | 28% | |
| ComStrat + PS | 0% | 41% | 53% | 6% | |
| Info + PS | 0% | 35% | 41% | 24% | |
| χ2(2, N = 52) = 2.75, p = .253a | |||||
| 2. My ability to understand speech in quiet has | |||||
| ComStrat | 5% | 28% | 56% | 11% | |
| ComStrat + PS | 0% | 18% | 70% | 12% | |
| Info + PS | 0% | 53% | 29% | 17% | |
| χ2(2, N = 52) = 2.09, p = .352 | |||||
| 3. My ability to understand speech in noise has | |||||
| ComStrat | 11% | 45% | 44% | 0% | |
| ComStrat + PS | 6% | 53% | 35% | 6% | |
| Info + PS | 0% | 53% | 47% | 0% | |
| χ2(2, N = 52) = 0.25, p = .882 | |||||
| 4. My ability to communicate with others has | |||||
| ComStrat | 0% | 16% | 68% | 16% | |
| ComStrat + PS | 0% | 12% | 70% | 18% | |
| Info + PS | 0% | 18% | 70% | 12% | |
| χ2(2, N = 52) = 0.38, p = .829 | |||||
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| 5. If you would have had to pay for these classes, think about how much money you believe these 5 classes were worth in relation to other services that you pay for: |
$0 | $25–$50 | $75–$100 | >$100 | |
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| ComStrat | 0% | 39% | 33% | 28% | |
| ComStrat + PS | 0% | 23% | 53% | 24% | |
| Info + PS | 6% | 29% | 65% | 0% | |
| χ2(2, N = 52) = 2.96, p = .228 | |||||
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| 6. If you had the opportunity to continue taking these classes, how much would you be willing to pay for a 5-week course? |
$0 | $25–$50 | $75–$100 | >$100 | Not interested |
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| ComStrat | 5% | 39% | 39% | 11% | 6% |
| ComStrat + PS | 12% | 23% | 59% | 0% | 6% |
| Info + PS | 18% | 41% | 23% | 6% | 12% |
| χ2(2, N = 52) = 0.89, p = .642 | |||||
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| 7. Which statement best describes your feelings about this course: |
Enjoy no/learn no | Enjoy no/learn yes | Enjoy yes/learn no | Enjoy yes/learn yes | |
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| ComStrat | 0% | 0% | 11% | 89% | |
| ComStrat + PS | 0% | 0% | 6% | 94% | |
| Info + PS | 6% | 0% | 24% | 70% | |
| χ2(2, N = 52) = 4.09, p = .129 | |||||
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| Please rate how important each aspect of the course was to you: |
Did not occur | Not important | A little important | Somewhat important |
Very important |
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| 8. Being with other people who have similar hearing problems as me |
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| ComStrat | 0% | 0% | 17% | 39% | 44% |
| ComStrat + PS | 0% | 6% | 18% | 29% | 47% |
| Info + PS | 0% | 0% | 12% | 29% | 59% |
| χ2(2, N = 52) = 0.96, p = .629 | |||||
| 9. Learning how others with hearing loss cope | |||||
| ComStrat | 0% | 0% | 0% | 67% | 44% |
| ComStrat + PS | 0% | 0% | 18% | 29% | 53% |
| Info + PS | 0% | 0% | 0% | 29% | 71% |
| χ2(2, N = 52) = 2.75, p = .268 | |||||
| 10. Understanding the feelings that others have about their hearing loss |
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| ComStrat | 0% | 0% | 0% | 44% | 56% |
| ComStrat + PS | 0% | 0% | 12% | 41% | 47% |
| Info + PS | 0% | 0% | 0% | 35% | 65% |
| χ2(2, N = 52) = 1.64, p = .440 | |||||
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Results of Kruskal–Wallis test for statement.