eHealth parent education for hearing aid management: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Objective: Parents frequently experience challenges implementing daily routines important for consistent hearing aid management. Education that supports parents in learning new information and gaining confidence is essential for intervention success. We conducted a pilot study to test an eHealth program to determine if we could implement the program with adherence and affect important behavioural outcomes compared to treatment as usual.

Hearing care and management priority among parents of children with Down syndrome: a grounded theory.

Objective: This study qualitatively explored the factors that influence how parents of children who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing with Down syndrome prioritise hearing care and management and developed an associated theory to explain that priority.

Design: Grounded theory was used for the purposes of this qualitative study. Data were collected using in-depth interviews which were analysed using a three-tiered qualitative coding process.

The Relationship Between Psychological Processes and Indices of Well-Being Among Adults With Hearing Loss.

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the role of psychological processes (i.e., internalized shame, self-efficacy, psychological inflexibility) regarding hearing loss in the well-being of adults who have hearing loss.

Strategies for Increasing Counseling Competencies Among Audiology Graduate Clinicians: A Viewpoint.

Purpose This article aimed to review and discuss relevant literature regarding counseling training strategies among audiology graduate clinicians. Conclusions From the literature, five studies have explored the effectiveness of specific counseling training strategies among audiology graduate clinicians. Evidence regarding the strength of the training strategies used is minimal, and future research is warranted to define counseling in audiology in a way that is tangible and measurable.

Classroom Listening Experiences of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Using Listening Inventory For Education-Revised.

Purpose This study examined classroom listening experiences reported by students who are deaf or hard of hearing using the Listening Inventory For Education-Revised (LIFE-R). Method Retrospective electronic survey responses from 3,584 school-age participants were analyzed using descriptive statistics to report student perceptions of listening difficulty in various classroom scenarios, including the strategies students used when they did not hear or understand. Stratified data were used to explore potential differences between grades and across degree of hearing loss or type of hearing technology.

Promoting Counseling Skills in Audiology Clinical Supervisors: Considerations for Professional Development.

Purpose Clinical supervision for counseling skill development can be variable and can undermine student ability to learn patient-centered care communication. The current study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of consultation and feedback sessions on counseling behavior, in actual clinical practice, among clinical audiology supervisors. We also collected qualitative data on participants' experiences and suggestions for improving the counseling intervention to increase counseling communication in audiology graduate training programs.

Measuring psychological inflexibility in adult and child hearing loss.

Hearing loss is a chronic condition that impacts functioning among individuals with hearing loss and caregivers of children with hearing loss. Even though treatments for hearing loss can alleviate functional impairment, psychological factors like psychological inflexibility may interfere with treatment engagement and adherence, undermining the benefits of treatment. Measuring psychological inflexibility may inform care providers' case conceptualisation, improving the quality and precision of audiological interventions.

Parent challenges, perspectives and experiences caring for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing with other disabilities: a comprehensive review.

Objective: The purpose of this literature review was to explore parent challenges in caring for children who are deaf or hard of hearing with other disabilities and discuss implications for audiologists related to supporting families.

Design: A comprehensive literature review was conducted, and through qualitative analysis, emergent themes were identified, and a narrative summary generated.

Study Sample: Nine research studies were included in this review.

Counseling in Audiology: Au.D. Students' Perspectives and Experiences.

Counseling in audiology is an important aspect of service delivery. How audiologists interact with patients and foster counseling relationships to help patients and families understand and live with hearing loss can impact outcomes of audiological interventions. Currently, variability exists in how graduate training programs are teaching counseling skills, and the extent to which counseling skills development is supported in clinical experiences is unclear.

Counselling users of hearing technology: a comprehensive literature review.

Objective: The purpose of this review is to determine the scope of peer-reviewed empirical research related to counselling in audiology with patients using hearing technology and to identify limitations and gaps to guide recommendations for future research.

Design: A rapid evidence assessment was used to identify relevant articles for the review.

Study Sample: Eighteen articles met the inclusion criteria.