OBJECTIVE :
The study aimed to explore facilitators and barriers in delivering person-centered care from the perspective of speech-language pathologists and audiologists in a socio- economically diverse workplace across ...
INTRODUCTION : Primary care physicians are essential first points of contact for patients with hearing loss. Thus, knowledge of hearing loss and related aspects is essential to ensure the optimal management of individuals ...
Bennett, Rebecca J.; Cumming-Potvin, Elise; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Manchiah, Vinaya; Badcock, Johanna C.; Swanepoel, De Wet(Taylor and Francis, 2023)
OBJECTIVE : The purpose of this study was to explore whether self-reported mental wellbeing (anxiety, depression and loneliness) in audiologists has changed over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine possible ...
Alenezi, Eman M.A.; Robinson, Monique; McKinnon, Elizabeth J.; Calder, Samuel D.; Veselinovic, Tamara; Richmond, Peter C.; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Brennan-Jones, Christopher G.(Wiley, 2023-03)
OBJECTIVE : Investigating the impact of early childhood ventilation tube insertion (VTI)
on long-term language outcomes.
DESIGN : Longitudinal cohort study.
SETTING : A total of 2900 pregnant women participated in the ...
OBJECTIVES :
The ask, inform, manage, encourage, refer (AIMER) program is a behavior change intervention designed to increase the frequency with which hearing healthcare clinicians (HHCs) ask about and provide information ...
English:
The lack of standardized test materials in the 11 official languages of South Africa led
to the development of the "RSA low linguistically loaded central auditory processing
test battery" as an interim measure ...
Frisby, Caitlin; Oosthuizen, Ilze; Manchaiah, Vinaya; Swanepoel, De Wet(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
OBJECTIVE :
This systematic review aims to examine the current literature on help-seeking, hearing device uptake, and hearing health outcomes in individuals with subclinical hearing loss.
DESIGN : Systematic review.
STUDY ...
Manchaiah, Vinaya; Sharma, Anu; Rodrigo, Hansapani; Bailey, Abram; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Swanepoel, De Wet(MDPI, 2023-03-01)
Over-the-counter hearing aids have been available to consumers in the US since 17 October
2022 following a ruling by the Food and Drug Administration. However, their reception by hearing
healthcare professionals (HHP) ...
Carmody, Natalie; Hunter, Michael; Eikelboom, Robert H.(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
OBJECTIVE : To examine help-seeker satisfaction with the first communication of a tinnitus diagnosis by a healthcare provider, whether help-seekers undertook treatment and how they rated this treatment.
DESIGN : A survey ...
Mothemela, Bopane; Manchaiah, Vinaya; Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; Knoetze, Megan Clarissa; Swanepoel, De Wet(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
OBJECTIVE : This systematic review examined the audiological and non-audiological factors that influence hearing aid use, benefit and satisfaction in adults based on studies published during the last decade (2010 and ...
Knoetze, Megan Clarissa; Beukes, Eldre W.; Manchaiah, Vinaya; Oosthuizen, Ilze; Swanepoel, De Wet(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
OBJECTIVE : This study aimed to explore the main reasons for hearing aid uptake from a user perspective and recommendations to others with hearing difficulties.
DESIGN : A cross-sectional survey design was used. Responses ...
Maasz, Johan Jacobus; Van der Linde, Jeannie; Milton, Carmen; Graham, Marien Alet; Du Toit, Maria Neethling(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
BACKGROUND : Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) receive extensive education and training on voice and voice disorders. Therefore, they are integral in rendering transgender voice and communication training (TVCT), as part ...
Ncube, Sthembiso; Van der Linde, Jeannie; Du Toit, Maria; Graham, Marien Alet; Eccles, Renata(Elsevier, 2024)
BACKGROUND : Nurses are key healthcare professionals in service provision to infants and their families in neonatal intensive care units and are pivotal in observing parental involvement in their infant’s care. The COVID-19 ...
De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Manchaiah, Vinaya; Moore, David R.; Graham, Marien Alet; Swanepoel, De Wet(American Medical Association, 2023-06)
IMPORTANCE : Hearing loss is a highly prevalent condition, with numerous debilitating consequences when left untreated. However, less than 20% of US adults with hearing loss use hearing aids. Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing ...
BACKGROUND : Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy has shown effectiveness in managing chronic tinnitus. Internet-based cognitive
behavioral therapy is currently available in only a few languages (English, Swedish, ...
BACKGROUND : The aim of the current study was to explore the associations among different therapeutic procedures, self-administered exercise,
and characteristics of Ménière’s disease.
METHODS : The study used a retrospective ...
Van der Merwe, Janushca; Biagio-de Jager, Leigh; Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; Hall, James W., III(Hogrefe, 2023)
t: A critical review was conducted to examine whether the peripheral hearing status of participants with neurological and psychological disorders was documented in published clinical studies of the auditory P300 response. ...
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 on hearing aid outcomes, often developed ...
Veerabudren, Sattiavany; Alta M. (Aletta Margaretha); Graham, Marien Alet; Geertsema, Salome; Le Roux, Mia(AOSIS, 2023-03-03)
BACKGROUND : Learners with reading and writing difficulties (RWD) are accommodated in
Mauritian government schools without formal curriculum adjustment and teacher support.
Little is known about their RWD. The aim was ...