In:
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 17, No. 5 ( 2022-5-26), p. e0269123-
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to investigate current perception and expected price of personal sound amplification products (PSAPs) and to analyze influencing factors through multi-center hospital-based surveys of outpatients, caregivers, and hearing experts. Methods A multi-center exploratory cross-sectional study was conducted in two groups of respondents with two separate surveys: 1) a perception survey of patients and caregivers who visited an otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic in 5 general hospitals and 2) an opinion survey of hearing specialists about the expected price of PSAPs. A total of 197 outpatient visitors responded to the perception survey, and 42 hearing specialists responded to the opinion survey. Results Overall perception score (18 questions) was 3.04 (95% CI, 3.00–3.09). When 5 categories of perception (knowledge, needs, cost, expectation, and information categories) were analyzed, cost and expectation showed the highest scores of 3.33 (95% CI, 3.21–3.44) and 3.33 (95% CI, 3.27–3.40), respectively, and needs showed the lowest score of 2.23 (95% CI, 1.97–2.49). The ≥ 60-year-old group showed significantly higher perception of PSAPs ( P = 0.002), and the individuals with greater severity of subjective hearing loss showed significantly higher perception of PSAPs ( P = 0.002). The expected price of PSAPs of the outpatient visitors was 933.9 USD (95% CI, 811.9–1056.0) per ear. Mean expected price of PSAPs of hearing specialists was 291.3 USD (95% CI, 238.2–344.3) per ear. Conclusion The perception rate of PSAPs was very low, and there was a discrepancy in the expected price of PSAPs between patients/caregivers and hearing experts. Hearing specialists should make effort to improve perception of PSAPs.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1932-6203
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0269123
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0269123.g001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0269123.g002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0269123.g003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0269123.g004
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0269123.t001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0269123.t002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0269123.t003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0269123.t004
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0269123.s001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0269123.s002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0269123.s003
Language:
English
Publisher:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date:
2022
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2267670-3
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