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Expected Consequences of Hearing Aid Ownership (ECHO) |
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Description:
The ECHO survey has been designed to measure prefit expectations of hearing aid use. It was developed as a companion instrument to the SADL questionnaire. As with the SADL, it produces a global score and four subscales: Positive Effect, Service & Cost, Negative Features, and Personal Image. These scale scores can then be compared with the range of scores representing realistic expectations for hearing aid use. The ECHO could be used to examine unrealistic expectations a potential hearing aid user may have, in order to direct counseling to address these areas before the hearing aid is issued. This may prevent unnecessary disappointment with the experience of hearing aid use. |
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Free Downloads:
Obtaining the ECHO scoring documents: Format: The files are in PDF format and can be viewed, printed, and saved to your computer using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader program. The 3 documents available are the ECHO questionnaire, instructions for manual scoring, and a blank template for plotting an individual's scores against norms for realistic expectations.
Translations of the ECHO questionnaire Scoring software for the ECHO will be available soon. |
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References:
Information about the development and research regarding the ECHO may be found in: Cox, R.M., and Alexander, G.C. "Expectations about hearing aids and their relationship to fitting outcome." Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 11: 368-382 (2000). |
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