Abstract
Objectives: The objective was to develop the Audiological Disabilities Preference Index (ADPI), a measure to determine health state preferences associated with audiological disabilities. The ADPI consists of a hearing-related health state description, hearing-related health state valuation, and transformation of the latter to the overall health scale. Research questions were: a) to determine the feasibility of ADPI in an older hearing-impaired population; b) to assess gain in health state preference after hearing aid fitting; c) to evaluate the reliability of ADPI using hypothetical health states; and d) to compare the results of ADPI with the EuroQol. Methods: The ADPI, the marker states, and the EuroQol were administered to 78 first-time hearing aid users before and 12 and 25 weeks after hearing aid fitting. Results: The ADPI was feasible in an older hearing-impaired population (mean age, 69.1 years). After hearing aid fitting, all dimensions of audiological disability improved (p
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 528-539 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2002 |
Keywords
- Economic evaluation
- Hearing impairment
- Multi-morbidity
- Quality of life
- Utility measurement