"We forget about peoples' hearing loss": identifying key aspects of hearing aid and communication training in residential care homes.

Objectives: The first objective was to assess the feasibility of training on hearing aids and communication strategies by support workers in residential care a cascade training model using two different training packages. The second was to identify key elements of these packages to inform the design of a multimedia training package.

Design: Quantitative and qualitative methodologies were used.

Paid Support Workers for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities; Their Current Knowledge of Hearing Loss and Future Training Needs.

Background: People with intellectual disabilities are more likely to have hearing loss than the general population. For those unable to self-advocate, the responsibility of detection and management falls to their caregivers.

Methods: This is the first cycle of a project using action research methodology to improve services.

Two novel mutations causing familial benign hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia in three Scottish families.

Background And Aims: Familial benign hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia (FBHH) is a benign autosomal dominantly inherited condition which results in elevated serum calcium and low urinary calcium. This condition is of clinical interest because it can be mistakenly diagnosed as primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP). In most cases FBHH can be shown to be due to a mutation in the calcium sensing receptor (CASR) gene and we aimed to find the causative mutation in three Scottish kindreds with FBHH.

Decision-making ability of physical therapists: physical therapy intervention or medical referral.

Background And Purpose: Opponents of direct access to physical therapy argue that physical therapists may overlook serious medical conditions. More information is needed to determine the ability of physical therapists to practice safely in direct-access environments. The purpose of this study was to describe the ability of physical therapists to make decisions about the management of patients in a direct-access environment.