Identifying the approaches used by audiologists to address the psychosocial needs of their adult clients.
Rebecca J BennettCaitlin M BarrJoseph MontanoRobert H EikelboomGabrielle H SaundersMarieke PronkJill E PremingerMelanie A FergusonBarbara WeinsteinEithne HeffernanLisette van LeeuwenLouise HicksonBarbra H B TimmerGurjit SinghDaniel GeraceAlex CortisSandra R BellekomPublished in: International journal of audiology (2020)
Audiologists employ a wide range of approaches in their attempt to address the psychosocial needs associated with hearing loss experienced by their adult clients. The approaches described were mostly informal and provided in a non-standardised way. The majority of approaches described were not evidence-based, despite the availability of several options that are evidence-based, thus highlighting the implementation gap between research and clinical practice.