Table 1.
Key Characteristics of Included Articles (n = 42).
| Authors | Year | Country | Study design | Sampling method | N | Age (Mean ± SD unless otherwise reported) | Hearing help-seeking | Hearing aid uptake | Level of evidence | Quality rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cho et al. | 2022 | Korea | Cross-sectional survey (P) | NR | 1464 | 70.4 ± 12.2 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Weycker et al. | 2021 | USA | Cohort (P) | NR | 579 | 56.0 | ✓ | 3 | Fair | |
| Adorni et al. | 2021 | Italy | True-experimental (P) | Snowball | 209 | 33.9 ± 13.0 | ✓ | 2 | Fair | |
| Humes & Dubno | 2021 | USA | Cross-sectional survey (P) | Community sample: convenience Clinic samples: NR | 764 | Community: 68.6 ± 6.1 Clinic- No HA: 74.5 ± 7.0 Clinic- HA: 75.7 ± 6.7 | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | Fair |
| Van Leeuwen et al. | 2021 | Netherlands | Cohort (P) | Convenience | 218 | Across two cohorts: 48.9 ± 10.0 to 49.7 ± 11.1 | ✓ | 3 | Fair | |
| Tran et al. | 2021 | USA | Cross-sectional survey (P) | Convenience | 1376 | 54.7 ± 17.4 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Maidment & Wege | 2021 | England | Cross-sectional (R) | N/A | 17172 | Median: 77.0 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Nixon et al. | 2021 | Australia | Cohort (P) | NR | 85 | 70.2 ± 5.2 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Humes | 2021 | USA | Cohort (P) | Convenience | 139 | Adherents 74.7 ± 7.7 years Nonadherents 72.7 ± 7.0 | ✓ | 3 | Fair | |
| Chua Wei De | 2021 | Singapore | Cross-sectional (R) | N/A | 109 | Median: 76.0 | ✓ | 3 | Fair | |
| Angara et al. | 2021 | USA | Cross-sectional survey (R) | N/A | 5230 | Range: 20.0–70.0+ | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Sawyer et al. | 2020 | England | Cross-sectional (R) | N/A | 2845 | 72.1 ± 9.1 | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | Poor |
| Pronk et al. | 2019 | Netherlands | Cluster randomized controlled trial (P) | NR | 267 | 66.9 | ✓ | 2 | Fair | |
| Simpson et al. | 2019 | USA | Cohort (P) | Snowball | 857 | Adopted: 69.1 ± 8.6 Not adopted: 70.2 ± 10.6 | ✓ | 3 | Fair | |
| Mukari & Hashim | 2018 | Malaysia | Cohort (P) | Stratified cluster random | 301 | 68.4 ± 6.0 | ✓ | 3 | Fair | |
| He et al. | 2018 | China | Cross-sectional (R) | Probability proportional | 1503 | 74.5 ± 6.6 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Singh & Launer | 2018 | Canada | Cohort (R) | N/A | 24842 | 75.4 ± 13.5 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Chan et al. | 2017 | USA | Cross-sectional survey (P) | NR | 336 | Urban: 66.3 Rural: 66.7 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Sciacca et al. | 2017 | Australia | Cross-sectional (P) | Audiologists: Convenience Patients: Purposive | 62 | 71.6 ± 9.1 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Pronk et al. | 2017 | Netherlands | Cross-sectional (P) | Convenience | 377 | 72.6 ± 8.0 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Singh & Launer | 2016 | UK | Cohort (R) | N/A | 60964 | Alone: 70.4 ± 12.4 With other: 74.5 ± 11.6 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Ridgway et al. | 2016 | Australia | Cohort (P) | NR | 216 | 69.6 ± 10.5 | ✓ | 3 | Fair | |
| Saunders et al. | 2016 | USA | Cohort (P) | NR | 167 | 69.3 ± 7.5 | ✓ | 3 | Fair | |
| Otavio et al. | 2016 | Brazil | Cross-sectional (P) | NR | 32 | 71.4 ± 12.1 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Ridgway et al. | 2015 | Australia | Cohort (P) | NR | 253 | 69.9 ± 10.5 | ✓ | 3 | Fair | |
| Moschis et al. | 2015 | USA | Cross-sectional survey (P) | Purposive | 477 | 58.8 ± 7.1 | ✓ | 4 | Poor | |
| Benova et al. | 2015 | England | Cross-sectional survey (R) | N/A | 8780 | Between 50.0–64.0: 46.4% Between 65.0–74.0: 29.7% 75.0+: 23.9% | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Cobelli et al. | 2014 | Italy | Cross-sectional survey (P) | Purposive | 243 | 69.5 ± 8.3 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Meyer et al. | 2014 | Australia | Cross-sectional (R) | N/A | 307 | 73.0 ± 7.2 | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | Fair |
| Ham et al. | 2014 | Australia | Cross-sectional survey (P) | NR | 251 | 72.0 ± 7.0 | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | Poor |
| Kelly-Campbell & Parry | 2014 | USA | Cross-sectional (P) | Purposive | 35 | Adopters: 64.2 ± 5.1 Nonadopters: 62.0 ± 2.8 | ✓ | 4 | Good | |
| Saunders et al. | 2013 | USA | Cross-sectional survey (P) | Convenience | 223 | Male: 61.1 ± 14.1 Female: 57.7 ± 14.0 | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | Fair |
| Öberg et al. | 2012 | Sweden | Cross-sectional survey (R) | N/A | 346 | 77.0 | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | Fair |
| Robertson et al. | 2012 | USA | Cross-sectional (R) | N/A | 144 | Across three groups: 65.7 ± 2.9 to 67.6 ± 5.5 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Meyer et al. | 2011 | Australia | Cohort (P) | Stratified cluster random | 193 | 67.6 ± 12.3 | ✓ | 3 | Fair | |
| Fischer et al. | 2011 | USA | Cohort (P) | NR | 718 | 70.5 | ✓ | 3 | Fair | |
| Meister et al. | 2014 | Germany | Cross-sectional survey (P) | Convenience | 204 | 65.2 ± 9.9 | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | Fair |
| Gopinath et al. | 2011 | Australia | Cohort study (P) | Purposive | 1371 | Nonowner: 67.1 ± 7.3 Owner: 73.5 ± 7.0 User: 73.6 ± 6.9 | ✓ | 3 | Fair | |
| Kelly et al. | 2011 | USA | Cross-sectional (P) | Nonconsulters: Convenience Consulters: Purposive | 93 | Nonconsulters: 72.8 ± 4.3 Consulters: 70.6 ± 4.7 Consulters 2: 73.1 ± 6.2 | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | Poor |
| Laplante-Lévesque et al. | 2012 | Australia | Cross-sectional (P) | Convenience | 153 | Median: 70.0 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Chang et al. | 2016 | Taiwan | Cross-sectional survey (P) | Convenience | 599 | 72.1 ± 5.8 | ✓ | 4 | Fair | |
| Tahden et al. | 2018 | Germany | Cross-sectional (R) | N/A | 211 | HA nonuser: 70.6 ± 5.1 HA user: 72.1 ± 6.1 | ✓ | 4 | Fair |
Note. P = Prospective; R = Retrospective; NR = Not Reported; N/A = Not Applicable; HA = Hearing aid.