More pronounced hearing loss moderates the training benefit: participants with PTA 1 SD above the mean improve significantly more after immersive than auditory training¶
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q3 i? A significant two-way interaction between training modality and hearing loss, with post-hoc tests showing significantly greater training-induced SNR change for immersive training in participants with higher PTA, but no significant modality difference in participants with better hearing. → Vanessa Frei & Nathalie Giroud 2025
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Vanessa Frei & Nathalie Giroud 2025¶
Vanessa Frei & Nathalie Giroud. (2025). Immersive auditory-cognitive training improves speech-in-noise perception in older adults with varying hearing and working memory. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-025-00306-5
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Post-hoc analyses on the moderation model of SNR change; the modality-by-PTA interaction was significant (Δχ²(1) = 8.168, p = 0.004) and the quoted post-hoc at p < 0.001. For participants with better hearing the modality difference was not significant (p = 0.094).
"Post-hoc analyses showed that in participants with higher PTA (i.e., PTA 1 SD above the mean), the training-induced change was signi ficantly greater for immersive training compared to auditory training (PTA 1 SD above average: ChangeAU – ChangeIM: Δβ = −0.729, SE = 0.163, t = −4.481, p < 0.001)"
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More pronounced hearing loss moderates the training benefit: participants with PTA 1 SD above the mean improve significantly more after immersive than auditory training |
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More pronounced hearing loss moderates the training benefit: participants with PTA 1 SD above the mean improve significantly more after immersive than auditory training |
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