Family Caregiver Support

Family Social Support theory divides support into three categories: emotional, instrumental, and informative support. Caregivers complete weekly patient-reported outcomes covering hearing aid use duration, frequency, and any discomfort, which researchers monitor proactively. The family-supported behavioural intervention has three structured components: cognitive restructuring, behaviour correction, and feedback reinforcement. Family caregiver competence is not formally assessed, creating uncertainty about intervention delivery quality despite standardised training. Family members are identified as the most personalised, interactive, and sustainable source of support, making them appropriate agents for a home-based adherence intervention. The SDT-TAM-FSS framework is intended to be adoptable by community and primary care settings as a low-resource model that minimises dependence on audiology specialists.