scholarly journals A Study on Satisfaction Levels among Hearing Aid Users in Gangetic Plains

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-208
Author(s):  
Bipin Kishore Prasad ◽  
Abhijit Basu ◽  
Ajay Kumar Rai

Introduction Outcome assessments have emerged as an effective method for determining whether or not hearing aids are working to achieve positive results in rehabilitating the hearing impaired. Present study aims to assess the satisfaction level of clientele using hearing aids.                   Material and Methods One hundred and fourteen (114) hearing handicapped patients, fitted with government-provided hearing aids at various clinics spread over Gangetic plains were included in this prospective observational study for outcome analysis. Follow up was done at 2 weeks and 45 days when they were further motivated to continue using the aid, comfortable fitting of mould was ensured along with minor trouble shooting. Four and half months later, their satisfaction level was assessed by analysing their response to Clientele Satisfaction Questionnaire.   Results Fifty percent of the patients were motivated by their family members to try the aid whereas 50% were self motivated. Better communication with family members and immediate social circle was the common motive. Majority (85%) reported high level of satisfaction in terms of hearing benefit. Patients with severe degree of hearing loss were more satisfied and used the aid for longer duration in a day. Handling the aid was not as much of a problem as tolerating the noise produced by aid itself. Cost of battery was a concern for 80% of our clientele.   Conclusion Proper fitting of hearing aid improved the quality of life of majority of our hearing handicapped clientele by overcoming their psychosocial problems.

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Parul Gill ◽  
Poonam Malik ◽  
Pankaj Gill

The present study was undertaken to explore the decision making patterns of college girls in relation to clothing and their satisfaction level with these decision making patterns. Thirty under graduate college girls from Panipat city were approached to record their responses regarding decision making in relation to clothing and satisfaction level through a well structured questionnaire. It was found that most of the girls (56.66%) themselves made the decisions about the type of garment (Indian, western or both) they wear and majority of girls (70%) were highly satisfied with this decision making. Parents performed the role of buyers for their college going daughters' garments in most of the cases (63.33%) and the 73.33% girls had high level of satisfaction with this. In most of the cases (60%) the decision about the garment design was made by the girls themselves and they were highly satisfied with it. Keywords: clothing, college, girls, decision making.


2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (06) ◽  
pp. 383-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Uriarte ◽  
Lauren Denzin ◽  
Amy Dunstan ◽  
Jillian Sellars ◽  
Louise Hickson

The aims of this study were to investigate hearing aid satisfaction for a group of older Australians fitted with government-funded hearing aids using the Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life (SADL) questionnaire; to compare the Australian data gathered with the provisional normative data reported by Cox and Alexander (1999); and to investigate the relationship between SADL satisfaction and several participant variables, hearing aid variables, and other outcome measures.The SADL questionnaire and a Client Satisfaction Survey (CSS) were distributed by mail to 1284 adults fitted with government-funded hearing aids three to six months previously. 1014 surveys were returned. The mean age of participants was 75.32 years; 54.4% of participants were male, and 54.8% were fitted binaurally. Participants were fitted primarily with digitally programmable hearing aids of various styles (22.5% BTEs, 34.8% ITEs, 41.8% ITCs, 0.9% nonstandard [NS] devices).Overall, participants reported a considerable level of satisfaction with their devices. SADL Global and subscale scores were significantly higher for the Australian sample than the U.S. norms described by Cox and Alexander (1999).


2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mini Jacob ◽  
Cynthia Horton ◽  
Sharon Rance-Ashley ◽  
Tera Field ◽  
Robbie Patterson ◽  
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BackgroundAlthough many critical care experts and national organizations support open visitation in intensive care units (ICUs), most ICU visiting policies do not allow unrestricted presence of patients’ family members.ObjectiveTo describe how well the needs of family members were met in an adult neuroscience ICU with a continuous visitation policy and an adjoining private suite for patients’ family members.MethodsAn exploratory, descriptive study design was used to identify the effects of continuous family visitation in the neuroscience ICU on patients’ family members and their needs and experiences during their time in the unit. A convenience sample of consenting family members completed a survey of family need items 72 hours after the patient was admitted to the unit.ResultsThe most important needs identified by the 45 family members surveyed were items relating to information about the patient, visiting the patient, being given hope, talking with a doctor each day, and being assured that the best care is being given to the patient. Least important items were related to physical comforts for the family members. The vast majority of family members rated their needs as being met for all of the items in the survey and reported a high level of satisfaction with care.ConclusionIn a neuroscience ICU with an open visitation policy and a private suite for patients’ family members, family members rated their needs as being met at a high level, unlike in prior studies in units with limitations on family visitation. The rank order of the importance of each need in the survey was similar to rankings in prior studies in a variety of critical care units.


2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (09) ◽  
pp. 721-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Ou ◽  
Camille C. Dunn ◽  
Ruth A. Bentler ◽  
Xuyang Zhang

Background: Cochlear implants (CI) have become widely used for the management of profound sensorineural hearing loss. However, data relative to satisfaction in CI users are not so readily available. No standard outcome inventory for CI users has been developed. The Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life (SADL) inventory was originally developed for hearing aid users by Cox and Alexander (1999). Because the SADL inventory has been shown to have good psychometric properties for use within hearing aid users, the present study adapted the SADL for CI use and assessed the validity and reliability of the adapted version. Purpose: (1) To explore the factor structure (i.e., subscales), validity, and reliability of the SADL inventory applied to CI users and compare the resulting factor structure to that reported by Cox and Alexander (1999) for hearing aid users; and (2) to evaluate the satisfaction level of CI users as measured by the SADL inventory and compare the satisfaction level of unilateral CI users (CI-only) to that of users of a CI and hearing aid in opposite ears (CIHA). Research Design: A cross-sectional survey. All CIHA users in this study voluntarily elected to wear their hearing aids in conjunction with their CIs. Study Sample: The satisfaction level of postlingually deafened adult CI users was assessed for 100 CI-only and 35 CIHA users using the SADL inventory. Data Collection And Analysis: The psychometric properties of the adapted SADL following administration to CI-only and CIHA users were examined through a factor analysis. Results: A similar factor structure was found for CI-only users compared to the original published SADL data. The differences were primarily related to one particular factor. CI users have a moderately high satisfaction level. No significant differences were found between the CI-only and CIHA groups except for hearing aid feedback. Conclusions: It is concluded that the SADL is appropriate for clinical use with CI users.


F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 926
Author(s):  
Yasothei Suppiah ◽  
M Chandran Maruthan ◽  
Fazly Salleh Abas

An individual with profound deafness or total hearing loss has a hearing threshold of 80dB or more. The ineffectiveness of hearing aids, surging costs and complex surgeries for cochlear implants have discouraged many to opt for these types of treatments. Hence, this research aims to provide an alternative hearing aid that stimulates “hearing” through the skin sensory, which is more affordable and accessible for the profoundly deaf or total hearing loss community. We have developed four initial vibrating transducers with single spectrum, which are strapped to a belt. The transducers pick up audible sounds through a microphone, amplifies the sound to a high-level signal, stimulating a vibration pattern on the human skin sensory. The belt was tested on 30 random people who identified as normal, partial, and profoundly deaf. When the belt was strapped to the individual’s waist, audible sound was played (stimulus) and the individual was asked whether   he/she can feel a stimulation or vibration on their skin, and if so, state the sound source direction. Based on the test, all individuals were able to feel the vibrating stimulation on their skin, and they were also able to state the directions accurately. The various vibrating pattern that stimulates the human sensory system for the profoundly deaf can be learned over time, which could serve as useful information. However, interpreting and identifying the different types of vibrating pattern perceived through the skin remains a huge challenge for profoundly deaf people. As hearing through skin sensory is a very new area of research, there are very limited research articles published in this field. Thus far, this is the first study to evaluate the method of audio spectrum to develop hearing aid through skin sensory.


2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (04) ◽  
pp. 1290-1300
Author(s):  
Wajdi Aljedaibi ◽  
Reem Mohammed Bashmail

Designs of mobile human-computer interaction (HCI) target to create interactive and familiar products that are simple and interested to use. The mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets are becoming more and more popular and may to some extent replace the desktop computer and laptop as the most prominent hardware for HCI. This article presents a technical background for this area, the survey of selected user interface (UI) usability principles of today’s mobile devices design and user’s interaction for evaluation purposes. The experiment conducted through a questionnaire having four elements related to usability, i.e. usefulness, ease of use, ease of learning, and satisfaction. Furthermore, the evaluation process performed using quantitative analysis to understand and investigate the participants’ responses based on the Likert scale. The results suggested that most of the participants show a high level of satisfaction towards mobile devices and its interface. The attained level of satisfaction for each element was recorded as 63% for usefulness, 71% for ease of learning, 78% for ease of use and 70% for satisfaction. The collected results can guide the developers and mobile companies to understand the satisfaction level of mobile users. It will also help them to enhance the design and user interface of mobile applications based on usability and flexibility.


2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-486
Author(s):  
Velida Zimonjić

Abstract Customers, their needs, wishes and expectations have to be in the focus of each market-oriented enterprise, whose aim is to survive and develop in the conditions of continuous changes of environment and pronounced degree of competence. The aim of this paper is to emphasise the importance of customer satisfaction linked to service quality using theoretical survey and empirical research, point to factors that influence its level and present the measurement models in order to provide adequate reaction of the enterprise. Special attention is paid to the examination of relationship between the customer satisfaction, expectations, loyalty and service quality. The establishment and maintenance of long-term relationships based on high level of satisfaction through delivery of superior service quality leads to customer loyalty, whereby loyalty is a precondition for repurchase and realisation of business success of an enterprise. Since banking sector is extremely turbulent and characterised by strong competition, the empirical research conducted by the author using SERVQUAL model is aimed at examination of the satisfaction level of bank service customers and consequently making relevant recommendations and conclusions.


2016 ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Sandra Cortés Chávez ◽  
Héctor Sepúlveda Serrano

ResumenDesde 2006 el Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo de Chile, a través de las Secretarías Regionales de Vivienda y Urbanismo, implementa el Programa Quiero mi Barrio, destinado al mejoramiento urbano y social de barrios vulnerables. A fines de 2009, en la Región Metropolitana, egresan los primeros 12 barrios intervenidos, surgiendo el interés por medir el nivel de satisfacción de los vecinos y vecinas con los resultados de la intervención, para lo cual se desarrolla una investigación durante el segundo semestre de 2011, que busca definir un modelo de evaluación de satisfacción con los resultados del Programa.El presente artículo informa de la metodología definida para la medición de la satisfacción y los resultados obtenidos, en el que se manifiesta el alto nivel de satisfacción que el Programa Quiero Mi Barrio alcanza entre los vecinos y vecinas, así como la verificación de que las expectativas eran superiores a los logros alcanzados en la intervención del Programa.La investigación indagó respecto de la identificación de variables asociadasal nivel de satisfacción. Mediante el análisis de componentes principalesaplicado a la evaluación de la caracterización de barrio, se identifican seisfactores, cinco de los cuales expresan diferencias significativas con el nivel desatisfacción, a excepción del factor conflictividad.Palabras clave: políticas públicas, nivel de satisfacción de vecinos y vecinas, Programa Quiero Mi Barrio, intervención barrial, sociología urbana. Measuring the satisfaction level in neighbors in relation to the outcomes of Quiero mi Barrio Program in ChileAbstractSince 2006, the Chilean Ministry of Housing and Urbanism, through theRegional Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, implementsQuiero mi Barrio (I love my neighborhood) Program, intended for improving vulnerable neighborhoods in urban and social terms.In late 2009, the first 12 targeted neighborhoods graduated in the Metropolitan Region, which generated interest in measuring the level of satisfaction of residents in relation to the intervention outcomes. To that end, a research took place during the second half of 2011 to define a model for evaluating this level of satisfaction.This article informs about the methodology defined for measuringsatisfaction and outcomes and the high level of satisfaction that this Program generated in neighbors. It also verifies that expectations were higher than the achievements of the program intervention.The research explored the identification of variables associated withsatisfaction. An analysis of the main components applied to the evaluationof a neighborhood characterization identified six factors and five of themexpressed significant differences in the level of satisfaction, except for thefactor related to conflict.Keywords: public policies, neighbors’ level of satisfaction, Quiero Mi BarrioProgram, neighborhood intervention, urban sociology. Medição do nível de satisfação de vizinhos com os resultados do Programa Quero meu Bairro no ChileResumoDesde 2006, o Ministério de Vivenda e Urbanismo do Chile, através dasSecretarias Regionais de Habitação e Urbanismo implementa o programaQuero o meu Bairro, destinado ao melhoramento urbano e social dos bairros vulneráveis.No final de 2009, na Região Metropolitana, graduam-se os primeiros 12bairros intervindos, surgindo o interesse em medir o nível de satisfação dos vizinhos com os resultados da intervenção, para os quais se desenvolve uma investigação durante a segunda metade do ano 2011, que procura definir um modelo da avaliação de satisfação com os resultados do programa.Este artigo informa da metodologia definida para medir a satisfação eos resultados obtidos, no qual se manifesta o alto nível de satisfação queo programa Quero meu Bairro alcança entre os vizinhos, assim como averificação de que as expectativas foram superiores aos logros realizadospela intervenção do programa.A pesquisa investigou a respeito da identificação de variáveis associadas ao nível de satisfação. Através da análise de componentes principais aplicado à avaliação de caracterização do bairro, identificam-se seis fatores, dos quais cinco expressam diferenças significativas com o nível de satisfação, com exceção do fator conflito.Palavras-chave: políticas públicas, nível de satisfação de vizinhos, Programa Quero meu Bairro, a intervenção do bairro, sociologia urbana.


Author(s):  
Crescent D. Ombay ◽  
Mary M. Akonaay ◽  
Fanuel M. Axwesso ◽  
Bartholomayo P. Madangi

This mini survey is aiming at collecting communal idea and feeling of employees towards their institute and operational modes of different modalities. Through the result from this survey, the management may make conform of the issues suggested by participants basing on the institute existing situation. The survey contemplated on the evaluating level of employees’ job satisfaction. All professional employees were invited to participate in the survey and the data was conveniently collected from 22 participants through structured questionnaire (Likert scale). The main areas addressed in the survey were employee job recognition, employee work environment, salary and wages, employee supervision at work. The results from the survey indicate that majority(86%) of the employees are satisfied with the manner they are recognized by the institute management. Most of the employees were satisfied with working environment. However, majority (82%) were dissatisfied with amount of salary and wages paid for their work. The survey team recommends the institute management to maintain admirable those areas with high level of satisfaction and take action for those areas with low satisfaction. However, large survey may be needed to observe other areas of satisfaction and dissatisfaction. KEY WORDS: Employees Job Satisfaction Level


2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
Yuksel Ozturk ◽  
Rana Allahyari San ◽  
Fevzi Okumus ◽  
Roya Rahimi

This study aims to investigate Iranian tourists’ travel motivations to Turkey and their satisfaction level with all-inclusive package tours to this country. Based on an in-depth literature review, a questionnaire was developed and data were collected from 383 Iranian tourists who stayed in resort hotels in Antalya, Turkey. The research findings reveal that entertainment, being a family friendly destination, weather, cultural resources and quality of resort hotels were the main motivational factors among Iranian tourists for visiting Turkey. Main reasons for the participants for selecting all-inclusive package tours include predetermined schedules, service quality, set price and elimination of extra spending. The research findings show a high level of satisfaction with all-inclusive package tours. However, there were differences among respondents based on gender and age. The study concludes with offering specific theoretical and practical implications. Suggestions for future research are also provided.


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