Table 3.
Identified studies relating to Q2: Does hearing device use have an effect on work, social or physical activity level?
| # | Author (year) | Intervention | Activity type | Number of participants | Measurement of activity | Findings (one sign per result) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chee et al. (2004) | B (one group post fitting) | Work | 30 | Employment status, SR Questionnaire (NV) | + |
| 2 | Christensen and Datta Gupta (2017) | A1 (assistive devices) | Work | 2407 | Disability benefits through hearing loss, SR Questionnaire (NV) | + |
| 3 | Clinkard et al. (2015) | B3 | Work | 65 | Employment status, SR Questionnaire (NV) | + |
| 4 | Dawes et al. (2015) | A1 | Social | 3753 | SR Questionnaire (NV) | = |
| 5 | Farinetti et al. (2015) | AB: With or without contralateral HA | Social | 116 | SR Questionnaire (V) | + |
| 6 | Fazel and Gray (2007) | B3 | Work | 65 | Employment status, SR Questionnaire (NV) | + |
| 7 | Fisher et al. (2015) | A1 | Physical | 5172 | SR Questionnaire (NV) | + |
| A1 | Social | 5172 | SR Questionnaire (NV) | + | ||
| 8 | Fuentes-Lopez et al. (2017) | A1 | Social | 4766 | SR Questionnaire (NV) | = |
| 9 | Hogan et al. (2001) | B1 | Social | 202 | SR Questionnaire (V) | + |
| 10 | Kos et al. (2007) | B3 | Work | 67 | Employment status, SR Questionnaire (NV) | = |
| 11 | Lee and Noh (2015) | A3 (uptake of HAs) | Work | 119 | Employment status, SR Questionnaire (NV) | + |
| A3 (uptake of HAs) | Social | 119 | SR Questionnaire (NV) | + | ||
| 12 | Lee, Gomez-Marin, and Lee (1996) | A1 | Work | 2694 | Employment status, SR Questionnaire (NV) | = |
| 13 | Meister et al. (2005) | A (benefit of HA) | Social | 150 | SR Questionnaire (NV) | + |
| 14 | Pryce and Gooberman-Hill (2012) | A1 | Social | 18 | SR Questionnaire (NV) | = |
| 15 | Rafferty et al. (2013) | B3 | Social | 80 | SR Questionnaire (NV) | + |
| 16 | Sawyer et al. (2019) | A1 | Social | 18,730 | SR Questionnaire (NV) | + |
| 17 | Simpson et al. (2019) | A1 | Work | 857 | Retirement status, SR Questionnaire (NV) | = |
| 18 | Stephens, Vetter, and Lewis (2003) | A1 | Physical | 66 | SR Questionnaire (NV) | = |
| 19 | Tesch-Romer (1997) | A1 | Social | 148 | SR Questionnaire (V) | = |
| 20 | Winn (2006) | A1 (amount of time HA worn) | Work | 60 | Employment status, SR Questionnaire (NV) | = |
A: Hearing aid; B: Cochlear implant; 1: 0 vs any; 2: 1 vs 2; 3: Repeated measures; SR: Self-report; V: Validated questionnaire; NV: Non-validated questionnaire, or researchers unable to ascertain validity.
“+” result supported the hypothesis, “=” result did not support the hypothesis, “–” result refuted the hypothesis