Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of the sample and effects of the intervention at follow‐up on motivation, anxiety about ageing, and hearing aid use

Dependent variables	Baseline		Follow‐up		95%CI	p	d
	M	SD	M	SD
Age (years)
Control	67.44	13.51	–	–		–	–
Intervention	71.60	12.15	–	–
Hearing loss (best ear average 500–4,000 Hz)
Control	34.85	8.97	–	–		–	–
Intervention	36.90	9.73	–	–
Behavioural intention
Control	6.53	0.82	6.37	1.16		.30	.29
Intervention	6.40	0.84	6.41	0.82
Between‐group difference			0.17		−0.16, 0.51
Self‐efficacy
Control	6.40	0.73	6.15	1.13		.79	.09
Intervention	6.19	0.92	6.01	1.43
Between‐group difference			−0.06		−0.67, 0.55
Anxiety about ageing 1: ‘Fear of old people’
Control	5.33	1.31	4.90	1.43		<.01	.87
Intervention	5.15	1.48	5.51	1.24
Between‐group difference			0.75		0.26, 1.23
Anxiety about ageing 2: ‘positive ageing’
Control	5.74	1.13	5.76	1.05		.33	.29
Intervention	5.50	1.26	5.76	1.05
Between‐group difference			0.15		−0.27, 0.57
Self‐reported hearing aid use (hr/day)
Control	–	–	8.33	4.82		.46	.04
Intervention	–	–	8.50	3.99
Between‐group difference			0.17		−3.29, 2.96
Objective hearing aid use (hr/day)
Control	–	–	6.32	4.64		.11	.43
Intervention	–	–	8.26	4.31
Between‐group difference			1.94		−1.24, 5.12

Hearing aid use was measured post‐intervention only and so values are based on n = 15 participants in the control group and n = 18 participants in the intervention group at follow‐up; p‐values and d‐values are based on independent t‐tests. All other measures were taken at baseline and follow‐up using intention to treat (last observation carried forward); p‐values and d‐values are based on the interaction between condition and time computed following mixed ANOVAs. Mean values are ‘raw’ and unadjusted for baseline covariates except for between‐group differences and 95%CI, which adjust for baseline values. Lower scores on the anxiety about ageing scales denote greater anxiety and less acceptance of ageing.