What do hearing healthcare professionals do to promote hearing aid use and benefit among adults? A systematic review

Ismail, Noor Afzarini Hasnita and Kevin J, Munro and Armitage, Christopher J. and Dawes, Piers (2019) What do hearing healthcare professionals do to promote hearing aid use and benefit among adults? A systematic review. International Journal of Audiology, 58 (2). pp. 63-76. ISSN 1499-2027 E-ISSN 1708-8186

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Abstract

Objective: To conduct a systematic review of the evidence in relation to what hearing healthcare professionals do during hearing aid consultations and identifying which behaviours promote hearing aid use and benefit among adult patients. Design: Searches were performed in electronic databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycInfo, Web of Science, PubMed and Google Scholar. The Crowe Critical Appraisal Tool and Melnyk Levels of Evidence were used to assess quality and level of evidence of eligible studies. Behaviours of hearing healthcare professionals were summarised descriptively. Study Sample: 17 studies met the inclusion criteria. Results: Twelve studies described behaviours of audiologists and five studies were intervention studies. Audiologists were typically task- or technically-oriented and/or dominated the interaction during hearing aid consultations. Two intervention studies suggested that use of motivational interviewing techniques by audiologists may increase hearing aid use in patients. Conclusions: Most studies of clinicians’ behaviours were descriptive, with very little research linking clinician behaviour to patient outcomes. The present review sets the research agenda for better-controlled intervention studies to identify which clinician behaviours better promote patient hearing aid outcomes and develop an evidence base for best clinical practice.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	6063/72100
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Systematic review; Hearing healthcare professionals; Behaviours; Hearing aid outcomes
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RF Otorhinolaryngology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Depositing User:	Mrs Noor Afzarini Hasnita Ismail
Date Deposited:	13 May 2019 14:37
Last Modified:	12 Jul 2019 09:50
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/72100

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