Hearing impaired persons' experiences with the online Swedish Individualized Active Communication Education (I-ACE) program: A feasibility study

IF 3.6 2区医学 Q1 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health Pub Date : 2024-03-16 DOI:10.1016/j.invent.2024.100734

Louise Werther , Elisabet Thorén , Jonas Brännström , Gerhard Andersson , Marie Öberg

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Even with optimally fitted hearing aids, many individuals with hearing impairment struggle to hear in situations with difficult listening conditions. Active Communication Education (ACE) is an interactive group rehabilitation program aimed at helping people with hearing loss communicate more effectively using communication strategies to better cope with everyday life. To increase accessibility and allow more people to benefit from the ACE program, a modified individualized version was created. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of providing the Swedish Individualized Active Communication Education (I-ACE) program via an online platform and to explore hearing impaired persons' experiences with the program. For five weeks, ten participants completed the Swedish I-ACE through an online platform. The participants were assigned a new chapter to complete each week and later received individual feedback on their work via the platform. The participants were asked to complete an evaluation form regarding the content and their experiences during and after completing the I-ACE. They were later interviewed to provide more detailed information on their experiences with the program. The program completion rate was 80 %. Participants found the I-ACE program to be informative and relevant but somewhat repetitive. However, only a few participants thought of the repetitiveness as negative. Few participants reported difficulties using the platform. This study indicated that it is feasible to provide the I-ACE program via an online platform and that the content of the program is informative, relevant, and comprehensible. Further research evaluating the effects of the I-ACE is warranted.

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听障人士对在线瑞典个性化主动交流教育（I-ACE）项目的体验：可行性研究

即使佩戴了最合适的助听器，许多听力受损者在听力不佳的情况下也很难听到声音。积极沟通教育（ACE）是一项互动式集体康复计划，旨在帮助听力损失患者使用沟通策略更有效地进行沟通，从而更好地应对日常生活。为了提高ACE课程的可及性，让更多人从中受益，我们开发了一个经过修改的个性化版本。本研究的目的是考察通过在线平台提供瑞典个性化主动交流教育（I-ACE）计划的可行性，并探索听障人士使用该计划的经验。在为期五周的时间里，十名参与者通过在线平台完成了瑞典语 I-ACE 课程。参与者每周都会被分配到一个新的章节来完成，随后会通过平台收到关于他们工作的个人反馈。参与者被要求填写一份评估表，内容涉及他们在完成 I-ACE 期间和之后的经历。随后，他们接受了访谈，以提供更详细的计划体验信息。项目完成率为 80%。参加者认为 I-ACE 课程内容丰富、贴近生活，但有些重复。不过，只有少数参与者认为这种重复性是负面的。很少有参与者表示在使用该平台时遇到困难。这项研究表明，通过在线平台提供 I-ACE 课程是可行的，而且课程内容翔实、相关且易于理解。有必要对 I-ACE 的效果进行进一步的评估研究。

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Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health Medicine-Health Informatics

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期刊介绍： Official Journal of the European Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ESRII) and the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII). The aim of Internet Interventions is to publish scientific, peer-reviewed, high-impact research on Internet interventions and related areas. Internet Interventions welcomes papers on the following subjects: • Intervention studies targeting the promotion of mental health and featuring the Internet and/or technologies using the Internet as an underlying technology, e.g. computers, smartphone devices, tablets, sensors • Implementation and dissemination of Internet interventions • Integration of Internet interventions into existing systems of care • Descriptions of development and deployment infrastructures • Internet intervention methodology and theory papers • Internet-based epidemiology • Descriptions of new Internet-based technologies and experiments with clinical applications • Economics of internet interventions (cost-effectiveness) • Health care policy and Internet interventions • The role of culture in Internet intervention • Internet psychometrics • Ethical issues pertaining to Internet interventions and measurements • Human-computer interaction and usability research with clinical implications • Systematic reviews and meta-analysis on Internet interventions