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Implementation of TeleCare for New Hearing Aid Users with Mild Dementia

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1.  Signia TeleCare offers the following feature: Ability to monitor wearing time Ability to track patient satisfaction Remote programming of hearing aids All of the above

2.  In a study conducted at the University of Western Ontario,what percent of COSI listening situations were rated either very satisfied or extremely satisfied after using Signia TeleCare in a home trial? ~20% ~35% ~50% ~70%

3.  In the study conducted at USD that was reported, when the COSI items were grouped according to general topic, what category was the most common? Listening to TV Listening in car Listening in background noise Listening to significant other

4.  The MMSE of the participants used in the study was around: 10-16 17-22 23-28 29-35

5.  When the six different categories of the COSI were examined for “With TeleCare vs. No TeleCare, in general the results showed: No significant difference A significant difference for one or two categories A significant difference for most categories A significant difference for all categories

6.  The authors suspect the overall ratings from the burden scale were low for most items because: Because the scale was designed for caregivers dealing with much more severe issues than hearing loss and hearing aids Because the TeleCare was more effective than expected. Because the caregivers did online reading about the care of hearing aids. None of the above

7.  Regarding the burden scale—there was a significant difference (less burden) regarding the use of TeleCare for: All of the 11 items About ½ of the 11 items Two of the 11 items None of the 11 items

8.  When asked about “ease of use” for TeleCare, the mean response from the caregivers was: Around a 3 on a 7-point scale Around a 4 on a 7-point scale Around a 5 on a 7-point scale Around a 6 on a 7-point scale

9.  Regarding burden, when the authors examined TeleCare for Phase 1 vs. TeleCare for Phase 2, they found that: Burden was less when TeleCare was applied in Phase 1 for all 11 items Burden was significantly less for two of the items when TeleCare was used in Phase 1. Burden never exceeded 2.0 (on 5-point scale) when TeleCare was used in Phase 1 All of the above

10.  When TeleCare was used in Phase 1 vs Phase 2, there was a significant benefit for the caregivers regarding: The “helped with care” item only The “reduced stress” item only Both “helped with care” and “reduced stress” Neither “helped with care” or “reduced stress”