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Evidence-based interventions for adult aural rehabilitation: that was then, this is now

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posted on 2019-02-15, 11:37 authored by Melanie Ferguson, David MaidmentDavid Maidment, Helen Henshaw, Eithne Heffernan
More than a decade after Arthur Boothroyd published “Adult Aural Rehabilitation: What Is It and Does It Work?,” the four cornerstones of adult aural rehabilitation are re-examined in terms of research that we and others in the field have undertaken. The focus is on novel advances in high-quality research relating to interventions to support self-management for hearing aids and other listening devices (sensory management), knowledge and skill (instruction), auditory and cognitive training (perceptual training), and motivational engagement (counseling). Much of this new research has a theoretical underpinning (e.g., behavior change theory) to better guide the development and evaluation of interventions, with a focus on self-management and patient-centered approaches. New and emerging technologies that support e- and m-health delivery of interventions provide greater personalization and interactivity to promote self-management of hearing loss. Looking to the future, there remains a requirement for a set of relevant and appropriate outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions trialed in clinical studies. There is a continuing need for high-quality evidence, underpinned by contemporary theory, to increase the likelihood that translational adult aural rehabilitation research that aims to benefit patients will be applied in future clinical practice.

Funding

This article presents independent research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre Program.

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  • Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Published in

Seminars in Hearing

Volume

40

Issue

01

Pages

068 - 084

Citation

FERGUSON, M. ... et al, 2019. Evidence-based interventions for adult aural rehabilitation: that was then, this is now. Seminars in Hearing, 40 (1), pp.68-84.

Publisher

Georg Thieme Verlag KG © Thieme Medical Publishers

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publisher statement

This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Seminars in Hearing and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1676784

Publication date

2019-02-05

ISSN

0734-0451

eISSN

1098-8955

Language

  • en