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Table 9 Means ± standard deviations for baseline self-assessed hearing-related characteristics.

From: Hearing aid effectiveness after aural rehabilitation - individual versus group (HEARING) trial: RCT design and baseline characteristics

Characteristic

I-I

G-I

I-G

G-G

p-value

Inner EAR

25.1 ± 13.1

(160)

28.6 ± 14.7

(155)

28.9 ± 14.4

(158)

26.9 ± 13.6

(157)

0.06

HHIE

     

   Social

24.5 ± 10.6

(160)

23.5 ± 11.4

(152)

23.0 ± 11.8

(156)

24.2 ± 11.0

(154)

0.63

   Emotional

25.2 ± 12.5

(161)

23.9 ± 13.4

(151)

22.7 ± 14.1

(156)

25.3 ± 13.3

(154)

0.27

   Total

49.7 ± 22.4

(160)

47.3 ± 23.6

(148)

45.8 ± 24.9

(155)

49.8 ± 23.0

(152)

0.36

CPHI

     

   Maladaptive Behaviors

4.0 ± 0.7

(161)

4.0 ± 0.7

(155)

4.1 ± 0.8

(158)

4.0 ± 0.8

(156)

0.72

   Verbal Strategies

2.7 ± 0.8

(161)

2.8 ± 0.9

(155)

2.6 ± 0.9

(158)

2.9 ± 0.9

(156)

0.05

   Non-Verbal Strategies

3.3 ± 0.9

(161)

3.4 ± 0.9

(155)

3.3 ± 1.0

(158)

3.5 ± 0.9

(156)

0.28

   Overall Score

3.4 ± 0.5

(161)

3.4 ± 0.5

(155)

3.4 ± 0.5

(158)

3.5 ± 0.5

(156)

0.15

  1. Number of participants shown in parentheses.
  2. CPHI = Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired, EAR = Effectiveness of Aural Rehabilitation, HHIE = Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly