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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"audiological rehabilitation"”.
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The challenges and coping strategies of communication partners of older adults with disabling hearing loss using assistive hearing technology. a South African study
… family centred care that includes the CP in the audiological rehabilitation process. It is important for hearing health professionals to consider the CP's wellbeing when managing older adults with hearing loss, as they have been found to play a significant role in the audiological rehabilitation …
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Beyond hearing aid fitting: Investigating the feasibility of providing tele-rehabilitation for adult hearing aid users in a South African public health context
… audiologists and patients in need and thus audiological services are often minimal. Successful application of tele-health may increase the scope of audiological services for hearing aid (HA) users. Research is needed to investigate feasibility of tele-health for audiological rehabilitation …
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Living with hearing loss: exploring the lived experience of identity construction among adolescents and young adults
… that threaten positive identity construction, audiological health, and the psychosocial wellbeing of deaf AYA were identified. Overall, findings from this study indicate that the experience of identity construction for AYA with HL is layered and laden with challenges. Identity formation, albeit …
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The efficacy of strategies used to minimise and prevent cisplatin ototoxicity in patients
… as ability to guide recommendations for aural rehabilitation including hearing amplification. Background Non-communicable diseases (NCD) (including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases) are responsible for an estimated 36 million deaths annually across the world. …
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The translation and validation of the LittlEARS auditory questionnaire in isiZulu
… for these individuals. However, most existing audiological diagnostic tools were developed for older children and are not suitable for assessing auditory development of infants and young children who are not yet verbal. In South Africa, the lack of contextually relevant assessment tools hinders …
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Die vertaling en ontwikkeling van sinsmateriaal vir die evaluasie van spraakpersepsie by Xhosa-sprekendes (Afrikaans)
… valid evaluation material in the field of audiological rehabilitation, was identified. Previous research focused exclusively on the compilation of wordlists. Sentences, however, provide high level contextual linguistic information. The validity of evaluation is thus increased as a result of …