%0 Journal Article
%T Factors correlated with hearing aids adherence in older adults: a prospective controlled study.
%A Ghiselli S
%A Soncini A
%A Fabrizi E
%A Salsi D
%A Cuda D
%J J Int Med Res
%V 52
%N 6
%D 2024 Jun
%M 38861681
%F 1.573
%R 10.1177/03000605241232549
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To investigate which factors influence the adherence to hearing aid (HA) use in elderly patients with moderate-to-severe hearing loss.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>This observational, prospective, single-centre study enrolled patients with moderate-to-severe hearing loss. They were evaluated before and 1 year after having either one or two HAs fitted.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>A total of 86 patients were enrolled in the study and of these 69.8% (60 of 86; USER group) continued to use their HA at 1 year after fitting; six patients had not continued their use (NON-USERS). The USER group was younger than the NON-USER group, but the difference was not significant. The USER group had a significantly better unaided auditory threshold at baseline than the NON-USER group. HA use resulted in improvements in speech audiometry and auditory threshold. There was also a maintenance of cognitive function in the USER group.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Use of HA for 1 year resulted in improved auditory performance and an absence of a deterioration of cognitive function.Trial registration: This research was retrospectively registered under no. NCT04333043 at ClinicalTrials.gov (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/) on the 26 March 2020. This research has been registered with the Ethics Committee of the Area Vasta Emilia Nord under number 104, date of approval 17/07/2017.