Hearing Aids, Counseling and the Significant Other

Inclusion Criteria

• •1. Age 20-85 years;
• •2. Intact mental status as assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE; Folstein, Folstein \& McHugh, 1975);
• •3. No evidence of any major medical illness requiring long-term assistive care, as determined by the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (Katz, Down, Cash \&Grotz, 1970);
• •4. Able to read and respond to English; and
• •5. Willing and able to give written informed consent to participate in this investigation.