TABLE 5.

The p-values, partial eta squared (η²_p) effect size, and CIs of the effect size, of the LIFE-R Total Score.

LIFE-R	Interaction		Simple main effect
	Group*Time p-value	η2p [95% CI]	Group p-value	η2p [95% CI]	Time p-value	η2p [95% CI] MD [95% CI]
Total Score (Outlier removed)	0.042*	0.129 [0.000,0.290]	0.304 (baseline) 0.228 (3 months) 0.355 (6 month)	0.046 [0.000,0.267] 0.062 [0.000,0.292] 0.037 [0.000,0.253]	0.093† (Controls) 0.002** (RMHA) 0.014* (0–3 months) 0.016* (0–6 months) 0.721 (3–6 months)	0.217 [0.000,0.435] 0.408 [0.081,0.588] 7.308 [1.434, 13.182] 5.000 [0.921, 9.079] −2.308 [−7.502, 2.886]
Total Score (Outlier not removed)	0.022*	0.147 [0.000,0.387]	0.364 (baseline) 0.116 (3 months) 0.246 (6 months)	0.034 [0.000,0.243] 0.100 [0.000,0.335] 0.056 [0.000,0.278]	0.443 (Controls) 0.002** (RMHA) 0.014* (0–3 months) 0.016* (0–6 months) 0.721 (3–6 months)	0.055 [0.000,0.234] 0.408 [0.081,0.588] 7.308 [1.434, 13.182] 5.000 [0.921, 9.079] −2.308 [−7.502, 2.886

An outlier at the 3-month time-point (at −3.25 SDs) was removed, but an additional analysis with the outlier included was run to ensure no significant effects were generated due to outlier removal. Findings from both analyses are presented here and are identical for the simple main effect of time of the RMHA group. This is because the removed outlying case was from the control group, thus its inclusion or exclusion did not affect the outcome or interpretation of the results of the LIFE-R Total Score, showing the same significant effects in the RMHA group as in the analysis with the outlier removed. CI, Confidence Interval; LIFE-R, Listening Inventory for Education – Revised; MD, Mean Difference; RMHA, Remote Microphone Hearing Aid. ^†p < 0.10, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.