Social-emotional well-being and adult hearing loss: clinical recommendations

BHB Timmer, RJ Bennett, J Montano… - … Journal of Audiology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Best-practice in audiological rehabilitation takes a holistic client-and family-centred
approach and considers hearing care in the context of personal well-being. Hearing loss not …

A review of auditory processing and cognitive change during normal ageing, and the implications for setting hearing aids for older adults

R Windle, H Dillon, A Heinrich - Frontiers in neurology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Throughout our adult lives there is a decline in peripheral hearing, auditory processing and
elements of cognition that support listening ability. Audiometry provides no information about …

Coping with the social challenges and emotional distress associated with hearing loss: a qualitative investigation using Leventhal's self-regulation theory

RJ Bennett, L Saulsman, RH Eikelboom… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To explore the lived experience of social challenges and emotional distress in
relation to hearing loss and the coping mechanisms employed to manage them. Design Two …

Exploring teleaudiology adoption, perceptions and challenges among audiologists before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

N Chong-White, P Incerti, M Poulos, J Tagudin - BMC Digital Health, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns accelerated the uptake
of remote services, however, the integration of teleaudiology into regular clinical practice …

Development of a theory-based intervention to increase cognitively able frail elders' engagement with advance care planning using the behaviour change wheel

S Combes, G Forbes, K Gillett, C Norton… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Advance care planning (ACP) conversations support people to think about,
discuss and document their beliefs, values and preferences regarding future care. This …

Use of the Behaviour Change Wheel to design an intervention to improve the provision of mental wellbeing support within the audiology setting

RJ Bennett, RS Bucks, L Saulsman… - Implementation science …, 2023 - Springer
Objective This study describes the development of an intervention to increase the frequency
of audiologists' asking about and providing information regarding mental wellbeing within …

Changing the narrative for hearing health in the broader context of healthy living: a call to action

GH Saunders, C Vercammen, BHB Timmer… - … Journal of Audiology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To discuss the steps necessary to facilitate hearing health care in the context of
well-being and healthy living Design Common themes among the articles in this special …

Providing information on mental well-being during audiological consultations: exploring barriers and facilitators using the COM-B model

RJ Bennett, M Nickbakht, L Saulsman… - … Journal of Audiology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To identify the barriers and facilitators of hearing healthcare clinicians (HHC)
providing information to audiology consumers on (i) the mental health impacts of hearing …

Improving the implementation of family-centred care in adult audiology appointments: a feasibility intervention study

K Ekberg, BH Timmer, A Francis… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective There is mounting evidence for implementing family-centred care (FCC) in adult
audiology services, however FCC is not typically observed in adult clinical practice. This …

Implementation science: Increasing the public health impact of audiology research

CR Studts - American Journal of Audiology, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: Implementation science aims to facilitate the use of evidence-based programs,
practices, and policies in routine care settings. In audiology, as in other health disciplines …