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Description:
The SADL scale has been designed to evaluate the satisfaction that people feel with
their current hearing aids. It quantifies satisfaction using a global score and four
subscales: Positive Effect, Service and Cost, Negative Features, and Personal Image.
The SADL can be used to examine a person's experience with a new or current hearing
aid or to assess differences between previous and new hearing aids. The clinician
would also be able to compare the individual's level of satisfaction with his/her
current hearing aid to that of other hearing aid users.
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Free Downloads:
Obtaining the SADL scoring package
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 documents available include the SADL form, a list showing which items are allocated
to each subscale, instructions for manual scoring, and a blank template for plotting
an individual's scores against norms for other hearing aid users.
 SADL questionnaire
SADL scoring instructions
SADL template
Translations of the SADL questionnaire
Danish
Spanish
Brazilian-Portuguese
Swedish
German
Odia
Tips: Please note that the questionnaire was edited in 2000. Items 7 (feedback) and 11
(telephone use) were re-worded at that time and a larger font size was used.
Purchase:
Obtaining the SADL scoring software 
Format: Version 1.1 of the SADL for Windows scoring software is currently available.
Cost: $30 (US)
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References:
Information about the development and research regarding the SADL may be found in:
Cox, RM and Alexander, GC. "Measuring satisfaction with amplification in daily life:
The SADL Scale", Ear and Hearing, 20: 306-320 (1999).
Cox, RM and Alexander, GC. "Validation of the SADL Questionnaire", Ear and Hearing,
22:151-160, 2001.
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