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Research Articles (Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology): Recent submissions

  • Hearing aid review appointments : attendance and effectiveness 
    Bennett, Rebecca J.; Kosovich, Erin M.; Cohen, Steff; Lo, Cara; Logan, Kevin; Olaithe, Michelle; Eikelboom, Robert H. (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2021-12)
    PURPOSE : This study aimed to (a) identify participant factors associated with Xappointment attendance, (b) investigate whether the completion of self-report survey identifying hearing aid-related problems affects HAR ...
  • Reflections on how tinnitus impacts the lives of children and adolescents 
    Tegg-Quinn, Susan; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Brennan-Jones, Christopher G.; Barabash, Syndon; Mulders, Wilhelmina H.A.M.; Bennett, Rebecca J. (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2021-09)
    OBJECTIVES : The aim of this study was to generate a conceptual framework describing which aspects of children and adolescents' lives are affected by chronic tinnitus. DESIGN : Views and experiences of 32 participants ...
  • Factors in toddlers with late language emergence in a middle-income South African sample 
    Kraamwinkel, Elmien; Kritzinger, Alta M. (Aletta Margaretha) (Sage, 2022)
    Late language emergence (LLE) may result from genetic and environmental factors. Little is known about environmental factors in LLE in South Africa. The study describes the nature of differences in language functioning ...
  • Breastfeeding outcomes and associated risks in HIV-infected and HIV-exposed infants : a systematic review 
    Eccles, Renata; Du Toit, Maria; De Jongh, Grethe; Kruger, Esedra (Mary Ann Liebert, 2022-02)
    PURPOSE : To critically appraise recent literature regarding breastfeeding outcomes and associated risks in HIV-infected (HI) and HIV-exposed (HE) infants, using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and ...
  • Examining the consequences of tinnitus using the multidimensional perspective 
    Manchaiah, Vinaya; Venkateswaran, Nisha K.; Prabhu, Prashanth; Granberg, Sarah; Karlsson, Elin; Andersson, Gerhard; Beukes, Eldre W. (Taylor and Francis, 2022)
    BACKGROUND : Tinnitus is one of the most frequent chronic conditions in adults with wide range of consequences. AIMS/OBJECTIVES : The aim of the current study was to determine the problems and life effects reported by ...
  • Cross-sectional prevalence and risk factors for otitis media and hearing loss in Australian children aged 5 to 7 years : a prospective cohort study 
    Brennan-Jones, Christopher G.; Hakeem, Hrehan H.; Da Costa, Cheryl; Weng, Weijie; Whitehouse, Andrew J.O.; Jamieson, Sarra E.; Eikelboom, Robert H. (AME Publishing Company, 2020-03)
    BACKGROUND: This study aimed to provide estimates of the prevalence and associated risk factors for otitis media (OM) and hearing loss among urban Australian school-aged children. METHODS: This prospective cohort of ...
  • Sex, drugs and COVID-19 
    Soer, Maggi E. (Magdalena Elizabeth) (South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM), 2020-07)
    President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that a national lockdown would commence on 26 March 2020 in response to COVID-19 or what some have labelled, the ‘panic pandemic’. Since the start of the lockdown, reports and articles ...
  • Accuracy and reliability of smartphone self-test audiometry in community clinics in low income settings : a comparative study 
    Sandstrom, Josefin; Swanepoel, De Wet; Laurent, Claude; Umefjord, Goran; Lundberg, Thorbjorn (Sage, 2020-06)
    BACKGROUND : There is a lack of hearing health care globally, and tele-audiology and mobile technologies have been proposed as important strategies to reduce the shortfall. OBJECTIVES : To investigate the accuracy and ...
  • Making audiology work during COVID-19 and beyond 
    Swanepoel, De Wet; Hall, James Wilbur (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2020-06)
    The COVID-19 crisis has ushered in a new era in hearing health care that requires a radical rethinking of service delivery in audiology. Low- and no-touch services are now necessary for audiology patients—who are typically ...
  • The patient's opinion regarding different service delivery models for voice therapy 
    Meerschman, Iris; Van Lierde, K.M. (Kristiane); Claeys, Sofie; D’haeseleer, Evelien (American Speech Language Hearing Association, 2020-08)
    PURPOSE : The purpose of this study was to compare the voice patient's opinion regarding three service delivery models for voice therapy: a short-term intensive voice therapy with individual sessions (IVT-I), a short-term ...
  • P300 event-related potentials in normal-hearing adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus 
    Van der Westhuizen, Natasha; Biagio-de Jager, Leigh; Rheeder, Paul (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2020-06)
    BACKGROUND : P300 event-related potentials can be used to measure auditory processing speed, working memory, and attention. PURPOSE : The purpose of the study was to compare P300 event-related potentials in normal-hearing ...
  • Characteristics and help-seeking behavior of people failing a smart device self-test for hearing 
    Schonborn, Danielle; Asmail, Faheema Mahomed; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Laplante-Levesque, Ariane; Moore, David R.; Smits, Cas; Swanepoel, De Wet (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2020-09)
    PURPOSE : This study investigated user characteristics, help-seeking behavior, and follow-up actions of people who failed an app-based digits-in-noise hearing screening test, considering their stage of change. METHOD : ...
  • Auditory brainstem response test at different stimulus rates in normal-hearing adults living with HIV 
    De Necker, Adriana; Biagio-de Jager, Leigh; Stoltz, Anton Carel (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2020-12)
    PURPOSE : The study investigated whether the auditory brainstem response (ABR) at a baseline and at higher repetition rates can detect if neurodegeneration has occurred in adults living with HIV who present with normal ...
  • Learning more from the hearing conservation programme’s medical surveillance data 
    Booi, Mpilo (South African Society of Occupational Medicine, 2020-07)
    Globally, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a very common self-reported occupational illness or injury, despite decades of study, workplace interventions and regulations. An even worse reality is facing mining-inte ...
  • The intersection between health and education : meeting the intervention needs of children and youth with disabilities 
    Samuels, Alecia E.; Stemela, Unati; Booi, Mpilo (Health Systems Trust, 2020-06)
    Improving developmental outcomes for children and youth with disabilities (CYWD) in low- and middleincome countries requires the removal of access barriers perpetuating the patterns of exclusion of persons with disabilities ...
  • Does otitis medi affect later language ability? A prospective birth cohort study 
    Brennan-Jones, Christopher G.; Whitehouse, Andrew J.O.; Calder, Samuel D.; Da Costa, Cheryl; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Swanepoel, De Wet; Jamieson, Sarra E. (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2020-07)
    PURPOSE : The aim of the study was to examine whether otitis media (OM) in early childhood has an impact on language development in later childhood. METHODS : We analyzed data from 1,344 second-generation (Generation 2) ...
  • Profile of childhood hearing loss in the Western Cape, South Africa 
    Kuschke, Silva; Swanepoel, De Wet; Le Roux, Talita; Strauss, Susan (Elsevier, 2020-10)
    OBJECTIVES : To describe the nature, associated risk factors and age of diagnosis for childhood hearing loss in a South African cohort from the Western Cape Province. METHODS : A retrospective review of clinical data from ...
  • Peer attitudes toward children with cleft (lip and) palate related to speech intelligibility, hypernasality and articulation 
    Bettens, Kim; Alighieri, Cassandra; Bruneel, Laura; De Meulemeester, Lara; Van Lierde, K.M. (Kristiane) (Elsevier, 2020-05)
    BACKGROUND AND AIMS : In addition to anatomical and physiological problems, children with a cleft (lip and) palate (CP ± L) often face psychosocial difficulties. A complex interaction between patient and environment may ...
  • Nurses’ knowledge of stroke-related oropharyngeal dysphagia in the Eastern Cape, South Africa 
    Knight, Kerry; Pillay, Bhavani S.; Van der Linde, Jeannie; Kruger, Esedra (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2020-09-02)
    BACKGROUND : Early identification of stroke-related oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) using screening by nurses can prevent adverse patient outcomes in lower middle-income countries. Nurses are essential in the OPD management ...
  • mHealth developmental screening for preschool children in low-income communities 
    Du Toit, Maria; Van der Linde, Jeannie; Swanepoel, De Wet (Sage, 2021-12)
    Children are often only identified with a developmental delay when they enter primary school due to developmental delays hindering academic progress. Detection of at-risk children in low-income communities is typically ...