Publications by authors named "Kathleen M Pichora-Fuller"
Article Synopsis
- Hearing loss is linked to cognitive decline and increased risk of falls, as it requires extra cognitive resources for listening, potentially impacting other tasks.
- The study aims to investigate if at-home cognitive training can enhance dual-task performance (doing two tasks simultaneously) in both normal-hearing adults and older adults who use hearing aids.
- A randomized controlled trial will compare a 12-week executive function training program against a wait-list control, evaluating its effects on cognition, mobility, and hearing across different age groups.
Objectives: Self-assessment instruments are commonly used in audiological rehabilitation. However, several studies highlight the lack of multidimensionality in existing outcome measures, with the consequence that they only partially capture aspects of functioning in everyday life for people living with hearing loss. This study aimed to develop and investigate the content validity of a self-assessment instrument based on the validated Brief International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Core Set for Hearing Loss.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSensory abilities decline with age. More than 5% of the world's population, approximately 360 million people, have disabling hearing loss. In adults, disabling hearing loss is defined by thresholds greater than 40 dBHL in the better hearing ear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Listening self-efficacy refers to the beliefs, or confidence, that listeners have in their capability to successfully listen in specific situations, which may influence audiologic rehabilitation outcomes. The objective of this study was to develop and validate the Listening Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (LSEQ), which quantifies listening self-efficacy in a variety of situations where the goal of the listener is to understand speech.
Study Sample: Older listeners with hearing loss (N = 169) participated in the study.