Use of electronic health records to assess associations between short-term hearing aid follow-up care, IOI-HA completion and long-term hearing aid use

Gabrielle H.; id_orcid 0000-0002-9997-0845 Saunders; Graham Naylor; Lauren K. Dillard; O. Zobay

doi:10.1080/14992027.2026.2650494

April 22, 2026International Journal of AudiologyOpen Access

Use of electronic health records to assess associations between short-term hearing aid follow-up care, IOI-HA completion and long-term hearing aid use

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Key Points

The research aims to explore the relationship between short-term follow-up care for hearing aids and long-term usage outcomes.
Analyzed electronic health records to track follow-up care and outcomes
Assessed IOI-HA completion data as a measure of hearing aid effectiveness
Evaluated long-term hearing aid usage at the 24-month mark
Follow-up care within 12 weeks of fitting significantly correlates with positive long-term outcomes
Improvement in long-term outcomes linked to actions based on IOI-HA data
Overall evidence suggests benefits of early follow-up for hearing aid users

Implication

Finds that timely hearing aid follow-up care improves long-term usage, suggesting its importance in care plans.

Abstract

While not proving causation, the findings suggest that HA follow-up care within 12 weeks of a HA fitting is highly beneficial for long-term HA outcome, and that taking action based on IOI-HA data can improve HA outcomes at 24 months.

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Saunders et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Use of electronic health records to assess associations between short-term hearing aid follow-up care, IOI-HA completion and long-term hearing aid use

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Use of electronic health records to assess associations between short-term hearing aid follow-up care, IOI-HA completion and long-term hearing aid use

Key Points

Implication

Abstract

Discussion

Cite This Study

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