in a group setting over at least a few sessions and are known collectively as Group Audiologic Rehabilitation (GAR). Boothroyd (2007) described AR as a holistic approach promoting the “reduction…
Therefore, for a person to become an effective and successful user of hearing aids, they need to have the knowledge to understand how hearing aids work within everyday communication situations,…
even the most advanced hearing aid technologies can restore only approximately half of the degree of sustained hearing loss (Dillon, 2012; Lybarger, 1944). As such, many patients, even after the…
growth in the elderly populations worldwide. An important consequence of this development is a drastic decrease in the number of workers per retiree in the society, putting high strains on…
as social cognitive theory that explains human functioning (Bandura, 1977, 1986). Social cognitive theory describes human functioning as a triadic interaction among personal factors (cognition, affect, and biological events), environmental…
Y-Garcia et al., 2012) and chronic pain (Slade et al., 2009). Finally, more perceived social support from friends and family is associated with greater likelihood of seeking and acquiring hearing…
Audiologic Rehabilitation for Adults published by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA, 2006) and, for simplicity, we are focusing on the adult population. ASHA (2006) defines AR as a “facilitative process…
and therefore the entire family is considered to be the “client,” or recipient of services (Hamilton, Roach, & Riley, 2003). Although FCC has primarily been used within pediatrics, it is…
