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 scoping review of studies investigating hearing loss, social isolation and/or loneliness in adults

A Bott, G Saunders - International Journal of Audiology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Social isolation and loneliness are interrelated but independent constructs that
threaten healthy aging and well-being and are thought to be associated with hearing loss …

Is there an association between untreated hearing loss and psychosocial outcomes?

DMP Jayakody, J Wishart, I Stegeman… - Frontiers in aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Age-related hearing loss is one of the leading causes of disability in older adults.
This cross-sectional study investigated the association between untreated hearing loss …

Hearing aid experiences of adult hearing aid owners during and after fitting: a systematic review of qualitative studies

I Oosthuizen, V Manchaiah, S Launer… - Trends in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
There has been an increasing number of qualitative studies exploring the experiences and
perceptions of adult hearing aid owners throughout their hearing aid journey. As these …

Leveraging the age friendly healthcare system initiative to achieve comprehensive, hearing healthcare across the spectrum of healthcare settings: an interprofessional …

MI Wallhagen, WJ Strawbridge… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Hearing loss is associated with multiple physical, cognitive, and psychosocial co-
morbidities. Achievement of safe healthcare in the context of these complex co-morbidities …

Effect of hearing intervention on communicative function: A secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE randomized controlled trial

VA Sanchez, ML Arnold… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background The Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) Study
was designed to determine the effects of a best‐practice hearing intervention on cognitive …

A Perspective on Auditory Wellness: What It Is, Why It Is Important, and How It Can Be Managed

LE Humes, S Dhar, V Manchaiah… - Trends in …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
During the last decade, there has been a move towards consumer-centric hearing
healthcare. This is a direct result of technological advancements (eg, merger of consumer …

A longitudinal framework to describe the relation between age-related hearing loss and social isolation

A Motala, IS Johnsrude, B Herrmann - Trends in Hearing, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Many older adults live with some form of hearing loss and have difficulty understanding
speech in the presence of background sound. Experiences resulting from such difficulties …

Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Hearing Aid Benefit and Satisfaction: Content Validity and Readability

I Oosthuizen, LMS Kumar, KV Nisha… - Journal of Speech …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Numerous patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are available to measure
hearing aid benefit and satisfaction. It is unclear to what extent currently available PROMs …

Enhancing Person-Centered Audiologic Rehabilitation: Exploring the Use of an Interview Tool Based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and …

S Granberg, Å Skagerstrand - Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Health care interventions that are intended to improve hearing should be based on the
results of individual patient assessments. To improve these assessments, the feasibility of an …