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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.
 ECHO questionnaire
ECHO scoring instructions
ECHO template
Translations of the ECHO questionnaire
German
Swedish
Purchase:
Obtaining the ECHO scoring software 
Format: Version 1.0 of the ECHO for Windows scoring software is currently available.
Cost: $30 (US)
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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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