Intervention not reported
Use of verbal communication strategy Validated self‐report measures (verbal subscale of the CPHI (Demorest 1987)). Scale from: 0 to 5 · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Adverse effects · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Intervention not reported
Quality of life Validated self‐report measures. WHODAS 2.0 scale from: 0 to 100 · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Self‐reported hearing handicap Validated self‐report measure: HHIE (Ventry 1982) scale from 0 to 100 · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Hearing aid benefit · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Intervention not reported
Communication Validated self‐report measure: verbal subscale of the CPHI (Demorest 1987) scale from 0 to 5 · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Adherence Number of people fitted with hearing aid/number of people who use the aids · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids
The intervention showed no clear difference in adherence Number of people fitted with hearing aid/number of people… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Daily hours of hearing aid use Average self‐reported or data‐logged hours of use per day. Scale from: 0 to 12 hours · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids
1 finding from 1 review
Resolution of ear discharge at short‐term
Antibiotic eardrops (with or without a corticosteroid) probably leads to higher resolution of ear discharge at short‐term compared with oral antibiotics (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events
Antibiotic eardrops (with or without a corticosteroid) showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with oral antibiotics (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious complications
1 finding from 1 review
Resolution of ear discharge at intermediate‐term
Antibiotic eardrops (with or without a corticosteroid) probably leads to higher resolution of ear discharge at intermediate‐term compared with oral antibiotics (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of ear discharge
1 finding from 1 review
Tube blockage
Antibiotic eardrops (with or without a corticosteroid) showed no clear difference in tube blockage compared with oral antibiotics (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Generic ‐ CHQ
1 finding from 1 review
Disease‐specific quality of life
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Patient‐reported disease‐specific symptom scores Symptom score with scale of 0 to 3 (0 = no symptoms, 3 = severe symptoms)
The intervention showed no clear difference in patient‐reported disease‐specific symptom scores Symptom score with… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Health‐related quality of life scores, measured by SF‐36 (range 0 to 100)
The intervention showed no clear difference in health‐related quality of life scores, measured by SF‐36 (range 0 to… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Endoscopic appearances 0 to 3 (0 = no polyps, 3 = severe polyposis)
The intervention showed no clear difference in endoscopic appearances 0 to 3 (0 = no polyps, 3 = severe polyposis) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review