Jill E Preminger1, Craig H Ziegler. 1. Program in Audiology, Myers Hall, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA. jill.preminger@louisville.edu
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study attempted to determine whether auditory-only and auditory-visual speech perception could be trained in a group format. METHOD: A randomized controlled trial with at least 16 participants per group was completed. A training-only group completed at least 5 hr of group speech perception training; a training plus psychosocial group completed at least 5 hr of group speech perception training and psychosocial exercises; and a control group did not receive training. Evaluations were conducted before and after training and included analytic and synthetic measures of speech perception, hearing loss-related and generic quality of life scales, and a class evaluation form. RESULTS: No significant group changes were measured on any of the analytic auditory-only or auditory-visual measures of speech perception, yet the majority of training participants (regardless of training group) reported improvement in auditory and auditory-visual speech perception. The training participants demonstrated a significant reduction on the emotional subscale of the hearing loss-related quality of life scale, while the control participants did not demonstrate a change on this subscale. CONCLUSIONS: Benefits of group audiologic rehabilitation classes may not result from an actual improvement in auditory or visual speech perception abilities, but participants still perceive training in these areas as useful.
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PURPOSE: This study attempted to determine whether auditory-only and auditory-visual speech perception could be trained in a group format. METHOD: A randomized controlled trial with at least 16 participants per group was completed. A training-only group completed at least 5 hr of group speech perception training; a training plus psychosocial group completed at least 5 hr of group speech perception training and psychosocial exercises; and a control group did not receive training. Evaluations were conducted before and after training and included analytic and synthetic measures of speech perception, hearing loss-related and generic quality of life scales, and a class evaluation form. RESULTS: No significant group changes were measured on any of the analytic auditory-only or auditory-visual measures of speech perception, yet the majority of training participants (regardless of training group) reported improvement in auditory and auditory-visual speech perception. The training participants demonstrated a significant reduction on the emotional subscale of the hearing loss-related quality of life scale, while the control participants did not demonstrate a change on this subscale. CONCLUSIONS: Benefits of group audiologic rehabilitation classes may not result from an actual improvement in auditory or visual speech perception abilities, but participants still perceive training in these areas as useful.
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