Objective: This study aimed to investigate family members' involvement in audiology
rehabilitation appointments. Design: Audiology appointments were video-recorded and …

Purpose The purpose of the study was to explore the perceptions of audiologists about the
role of family members in hearing rehabilitation for older adults with hearing impairment (HI) …

Spouses of older people with hearing impairment frequently urge their hearing impaired
partners to see help for their hearing difficulties. Only a minority of individuals with hearing …

Communication during clinical consultations is an important factor that facilitates decision-
making by patients and family members. For clinicians, these interactions are opportunities …

Objectives: The nature of communication between patient and practitioner influences patient
outcomes. Specifically, the history-taking phase of a consultation plays a role in the …

Objective To profile the communication between audiologists and patients in initial
appointments on a biomedical-psychosocial continuum; and explore the associations …

Purpose It has long been documented that patients may experience emotional reactions to a
diagnosis of hearing impairment and recommendation of hearing aids. Because of this …

Objective: This study explored staff perspectives of the barriers and facilitators to improving
the implementation of family-centred care (FCC) in audiology practice. Design: Semi …

Objective: Medical practitioners have the potential to play a significant role in older adults'
help seeking behaviour in relation to hearing rehabilitation. The current study aimed to look …

Objective: Patient-centred care is a term frequently associated with quality health care.
Despite extensive literature from a range of health-care professions that provide description …