Short- and long-term effects of the modified swedish version of the Active Communication Education (ACE) program for adults with hearing loss.

Background: In Sweden, there is a lack of evidence-based rehabilitation programs for hearing loss. The Active Communication Education program (ACE) has successfully been used in Australia and was translated and evaluated in a Swedish pilot study. The pilot study included 23 participants (age 87 yr).

A preliminary evaluation of the active communication education program in a sample of 87-year-old hearing impaired individuals.

Background: Previous research suggests that audiological rehabilitation for older adults could include group communication programs in addition to hearing aid fitting or as an alternative to hearing aid fitting for those people who do not wish to proceed with hearing aids. This pilot study was a first attempt to evaluate a Swedish version of such a program, Active Communication Education (ACE), which had been developed and previously evaluated in Australia (Hickson et al, 2007a).

Purpose: The aim of the study was to explore the use of the ACE program in an older-old population of people aged 87 yr in Sweden.