Although it is known that auditory training is essential for hearing-impaired individuals, patients do not willingly participate in auditory training sessions, because individual training is a time-consuming and costly process. Computer-based auditory training programs are under development for reducing the cost and time. The aim of this study is to develop a computer-based auditory training program and to evaluate the usability of the program by applying it to adults with normal hearing indifferent age groups and professions. The developed auditory training program consists of nine modules: identification, discrimination, recognition, auditory closure, comprehension, auditory sequencing, phonological awareness, auditory memory, and attention. Forty adults (age ranges of 25–34, 35–44, 45–54, and 55–65 years), nine audiologists, and one software engineer were included in this study. The computer-based auditory training program was applied to all individuals. An evaluation form was filled out by the participants to evaluate the usability of and satisfaction with the program, and the average performances of the individuals were calculated for each module. The form measures five usability subscales: ease of use, comprehensibility, design, satisfaction, and motivation. The professionals evaluated the program and found it to be quite positive in terms of design, ease of use, motivation, and comprehensibility, and positive in terms of the satisfaction subscale. The participants evaluated all factors and found them to be quite positive. There were no statistically significant differences between the gender, age, and computer use groups in terms of the average performance value of the modules (p > 0.05). However, a significant difference was found in the average performance for the auditory sequencing module considering the educational status of individuals (p = 0.019). Furthermore, it was determined that computer experience (> 5 years) and having a personal computer have a significant effect on auditory memory (p = 0.049) and identification (p = 0.027). These results show that the instructions and information used in the program are clear and understandable, the colors and texts used in the program are readable, the program is easy to use, and the individuals are not disturbed by the sounds used in the program. However, it would be valuable to apply it to individuals with hearing losses to evaluate the efficacy of the program.

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为有听力障碍的成年人开发基于计算机的听觉训练计划

虽然众所周知听觉训练对于听力受损的人来说是必不可少的，但患者并不愿意参加听觉训练课程，因为个人训练是一个耗时且成本高的过程。正在开发基于计算机的听觉训练计划，以减少成本和时间。本研究的目的是开发一个基于计算机的听觉训练计划，并通过将其应用于具有正常听力的成年人，而在不同年龄组和职业中评估该计划的可用性。开发的听觉训练计划包括九个模块：识别、辨别、识别、听觉闭合、理解、听觉排序、语音意识、听觉记忆和注意力。40 名成年人（年龄范围为 25-34、35-44、45-54 和 55-65 岁），9 名听力学家，本研究包括一名软件工程师。基于计算机的听觉训练计划适用于所有个人。参与者填写评估表，评估程序的可用性和满意度，并计算每个模块的个人平均表现。该表格衡量五个可用性子量表：易用性、可理解性、设计、满意度和动机。专业人士对该程序进行了评估，发现它在设计、易用性、动机和可理解性方面非常积极，在满意度分量表方面也很积极。参与者评估了所有因素，发现它们非常积极。性别、年龄、p > 0.05）。然而，考虑到个人的教育状况，听觉测序模块的平均表现存在显着差异（p = 0.019）。此外，确定计算机经验（> 5 年）和拥有个人计算机对听觉记忆（p = 0.049）和识别（p = 0.027）有显着影响。这些结果表明，程序中使用的指令和信息清晰易懂，程序中使用的颜色和文字可读，程序易于使用，个人不会被程序中使用的声音干扰。但是，将其应用于听力损失个人以评估该计划的有效性将是有价值的。

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