Objective: This study has two interconnected aims. The first was to better understand how
audiology students co-construct hearing assessments with patients while supervised by a …

Trends in preferences of both healthcare providers and patients to patient-centeredness
have been emphasized in research. However, an understanding of the nature of …

Purpose Effective clinical communication is pivotal to the provision of quality hearing health
care. To date, audiology students reportedly felt ill-prepared when counseling patients about …

Person-centeredness is an important aspect of healthcare service delivery endorsed by the
World Health Organization. To instill person-centered care (PCC) in health training requires …

Introduction Shared decision making is a concept in healthcare that actively involves
patients in the management of their condition. The process of shared decision making is …

Background: In audiology, the service model has always been practitioner-centric or techno-
centric. However, the model has evolved into client-centric over the years. Patient …

Ethical standards in audiology have been continuously improved and discussed, leading to
the elaboration of specific regulatory guidelines for the profession. However, in the field of …

This thesis is my original work and, to the best of my knowledge, contains no material written
by another person, except where due acknowledgement has been made. I was responsible …