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The survey contained questions on patient demographics, audiological variables, general health and social factors, and self-reported hearing aid outcomes using the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA). Regression models evaluated potential contributing factors of hearing aid outcomes on the IOI-HA.\n            <\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>\n              Three hundred ninety-eight hearing aid users completed the survey with an average age of 66.6 (\n              <jats:italic>SD<\/jats:italic>\n              = 13.0) years, of which 59.3% were male. Positive contributing factors of hearing aid outcomes (IOI-HA total score) were social network of people with hearing loss with hearing aids (\n              <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt; .010; Exp[B] = 0.03, 95% CI [0.01, 0.1]), self-reported mental health (\n              <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt; .05; Exp[B] = 0.6, 95% CI [0.01, 1.2]), work situation (\n              <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt; .001; Exp[B] = 1.9, 95% CI [0.7, 2.8]), quality of life (\n              <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt; .005; Exp[B] = 1.2, 95% CI [0.3, 1.1]), and self-reported hearing difficulty (\n              <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt; .02; Exp[B] = 0.8, 95% CI [0.2, 1.5]). Negative contributing factors of hearing aid outcomes included social networks of people with hearing loss without hearing aids (\n              <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt; .001; Exp[B] = \u22120.1, 95% CI [\u22120.2, \u22120.2]) and service delivery model of private or university clinic compared to big-box retailers (\n              <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt; .001; Exp[B] = \u22121.6, 95% CI [\u22122.7, \u22120.7]).\n            <\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Novel factors including social network of persons with hearing loss who use hearing aids, self-reported mental health, service delivery model, and work situation are significant contributors to hearing aid outcomes. 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