Table S1.
Knowledge, skills and information needs on residents hearing loss and hearing aids
| Statements | Strongly agree | Slightly agree | Neutral | Slightly disagree | Strongly disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge and experience | |||||
| I have received training in the use and care of hearing aids | 11 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 36 |
| Many residents need help with their hearing aids | 73 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| I have adequate knowledge about the residents’ hearing aids | 10 | 19 | 29 | 25 | 17 |
| It is my experience that residents are socially isolated due to hearing loss | 57 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 |
| I emphasize lighting and sound conditions when talking to residents | 33 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 2 |
| More residents would benefit from having hearing aids | 49 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 3 |
| Skills and competence | |||||
| I can turn hearing aids on and off | 77 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| I can tell the difference between the right and the left hearing aid | 57 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 8 |
| I always check the battery’s +/− side before inserting it into the hearing aid | 51 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| I know the approximate life of a hearing aid battery | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 34 |
| Many residents’ hearings aids whistle/squeal | 30 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 9 |
| I often cannot help residents with their hearing aids | 10 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 18 |
| I take steps to make sure that residents receive (new) hearing aids | 21 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 15 |
| I change the tubes in the hearing aids | 12 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 35 |
| Hearing aids are not used because residents do not master their use | 25 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 14 |
| It is my impression that residents are pleased with their hearing aids | 13 | 17 | 57 | 9 | 4 |
| Residents who use hearing aids are checked regularly for earwax | 15 | 19 | 32 | 16 | 18 |
| Residents who use hearing aids have their earmolds cleaned regularly | 13 | 17 | 36 | 24 | 10 |
| Sometimes the earmolds do not fit the ear | 12 | 26 | 35 | 16 | 11 |
| Information needs | |||||
| Hearing loss among the elderly | 43 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| Different types of hearing aid | 63 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Hearing aid maintenance and cleaning | 49 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| Hearing technology (hearing loops, etc) | 44 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Contact person for residents’ hearing aids | 35 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 3 |
| Contact person for residents’ hearing devices | 37 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| Legislation on hearing aids, hearing devices, etc | 50 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
| Hearing tactics (good lighting and sound conditions, conversation techniques) | 51 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
Notes: n=192. Data shown as %.