• Impact of ventilation tube insertion on long-term language outcomes at 6 and 10 years of age : a prospective pregnancy cohort study 

  Alenezi, Eman M.A.; Robinson, Monique; McKinnon, Elizabeth J.; Calder, Samuel D.; Veselinovic, Tamara; Richmond, Peter C.; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Brennan-Jones, Christopher G. (Wiley, 2023-03)

  OBJECTIVE : Investigating the impact of early childhood ventilation tube insertion (VTI) on long-term language outcomes. DESIGN : Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING : A total of 2900 pregnant women participated in the ...
• Evaluation of the ask-inform-manage-encourage-refer intervention and its implementation targeting the provision of mental wellbeing support within the audiology setting 

  Bennett, Rebecca J.; Bucks, Romola S.; Saulsman, Lisa; Pachana, Nancy A.; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Meyer, Carly J. (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2024-05)

  OBJECTIVES : The ask, inform, manage, encourage, refer (AIMER) program is a behavior change intervention designed to increase the frequency with which hearing healthcare clinicians (HHCs) ask about and provide information ...
• Preliminary normative data for adult English first and second language speakers in South Africa on the "RSA low linguistically loaded central auditory processing test battery" 

  Saleh, Safia (University of Pretoria, 2002)

  English: The lack of standardized test materials in the 11 official languages of South Africa led to the development of the "RSA low linguistically loaded central auditory processing test battery" as an interim measure ...
• Hearing help-seeking, hearing device uptake and hearing health outcomes in individuals with subclinical hearing loss : a systematic review 

  Frisby, Caitlin; Oosthuizen, Ilze; Manchaiah, Vinaya; Swanepoel, De Wet (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  OBJECTIVE : This systematic review aims to examine the current literature on help-seeking, hearing device uptake, and hearing health outcomes in individuals with subclinical hearing loss. DESIGN : Systematic review. STUDY ...
• Hearing healthcare professionals’ views about over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids : analysis of retrospective survey data 

  Manchaiah, Vinaya; Sharma, Anu; Rodrigo, Hansapani; Bailey, Abram; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Swanepoel, De Wet (MDPI, 2023-03-01)

  Over-the-counter hearing aids have been available to consumers in the US since 17 October 2022 following a ruling by the Food and Drug Administration. However, their reception by hearing healthcare professionals (HHP) ...
• Help-seeker satisfaction with diagnosis and treatment of tinnitus 

  Carmody, Natalie; Hunter, Michael; Eikelboom, Robert H. (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  OBJECTIVE : To examine help-seeker satisfaction with the first communication of a tinnitus diagnosis by a healthcare provider, whether help-seekers undertook treatment and how they rated this treatment. DESIGN : A survey ...
• Factors influencing hearing aid use, benefit and satisfaction in adults : a systematic review of the past decade 

  Mothemela, Bopane; Manchaiah, Vinaya; Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; Knoetze, Megan Clarissa; Swanepoel, De Wet (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  OBJECTIVE : This systematic review examined the audiological and non-audiological factors that influence hearing aid use, benefit and satisfaction in adults based on studies published during the last decade (2010 and ...
• Reasons for hearing aid uptake in the United States: a qualitative analysis of open-text responses from a large-scale survey of user-perspectives 

  Knoetze, Megan Clarissa; Beukes, Eldre W.; Manchaiah, Vinaya; Oosthuizen, Ilze; Swanepoel, De Wet (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  OBJECTIVE : This study aimed to explore the main reasons for hearing aid uptake from a user perspective and recommendations to others with hearing difficulties. DESIGN : A cross-sectional survey design was used. Responses ...
• Perceptions, knowledge, and perceived competencies of South African speech-language pathologists to render transgender voice and communication training 

  Maasz, Johan Jacobus; Van der Linde, Jeannie; Milton, Carmen; Graham, Marien Alet; Du Toit, Maria Neethling (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  BACKGROUND : Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) receive extensive education and training on voice and voice disorders. Therefore, they are integral in rendering transgender voice and communication training (TVCT), as part ...
• Nurses' perspectives on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parental involvement in NICUs 

  Ncube, Sthembiso; Van der Linde, Jeannie; Du Toit, Maria; Graham, Marien Alet; Eccles, Renata (Elsevier, 2024)

  BACKGROUND : Nurses are key healthcare professionals in service provision to infants and their families in neonatal intensive care units and are pivotal in observing parental involvement in their infant’s care. The COVID-19 ...
• Context-specific advancements in service delivery for communication disorders in South Africa 

  Edwards, Anita; Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; Olivier, Anna-Mari; Van der Linde, Jeannie (AOSIS, 2023-12-20)

  No abstract available.
• Effectiveness of an over-the-counter self-fitting hearing aid compared with an audiologist-fitted hearing aid : a randomized clinical trial 

  De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Manchaiah, Vinaya; Moore, David R.; Graham, Marien Alet; Swanepoel, De Wet (American Medical Association, 2023-06)

  IMPORTANCE : Hearing loss is a highly prevalent condition, with numerous debilitating consequences when left untreated. However, less than 20% of US adults with hearing loss use hearing aids. Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing ...
• A comparative study of readability, acceptability, and the adaptation of an internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus 

  Gurses, Emre; Beukes, Eldre W.; Cesur, Sıdıka; Andersson, Gerhard; Manchaiah, Vinaya (AVES, 2023-05)

  BACKGROUND : Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy has shown effectiveness in managing chronic tinnitus. Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy is currently available in only a few languages (English, Swedish, ...
• Associations among medical therapy, self administered exercise, and characteristics of Ménière's disease 

  Pyykko, Ilmari; Pyykko, Nora; Manchaiah, Vinaya (AVES, 2023-07)

  BACKGROUND : The aim of the current study was to explore the associations among different therapeutic procedures, self-administered exercise, and characteristics of Ménière’s disease. METHODS : The study used a retrospective ...
• Documentation of peripheral auditory function in studies of the auditory P300 response : a critical review 

  Van der Merwe, Janushca; Biagio-de Jager, Leigh; Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; Hall, James W., III (Hogrefe, 2023)

  t: A critical review was conducted to examine whether the peripheral hearing status of participants with neurological and psychological disorders was documented in published clinical studies of the auditory P300 response. ...
• Patient-reported outcome measures for hearing aid benefit and satisfaction : content validity and readability 

  Oosthuizen, Ilze; Kumar, Lakshmi Magudilu Srishyla; Nisha, Kavassery Venkateswaran; Swanepoel, De Wet; Granberg, Sarah; Karlsson, Elin; Manchaiah, Vinaya (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2023-10)

  PURPOSE : Numerous patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are available to measure hearing aid benefit and satisfaction. It is unclear to what extent currently available PROMs on hearing aid outcomes, often developed ...
• Grade 4 learners with reading and writing difficulties in Mauritius : oral reading and spelling characteristics 

  Veerabudren, Sattiavany; Alta M. (Aletta Margaretha); Graham, Marien Alet; Geertsema, Salome; Le Roux, Mia (AOSIS, 2023-03-03)

  BACKGROUND : Learners with reading and writing difficulties (RWD) are accommodated in Mauritian government schools without formal curriculum adjustment and teacher support. Little is known about their RWD. The aim was ...
• South African professionals and developmental dyslexia : knowledge, needs and perspectives 

  Altin, Annika; Geertsema, Salome; Le Roux, Mia; Graham, Marien Alet (AOSIS, 2023-03-31)

  BACKGROUND : Despite extensive research on the specific learning disorder (developmental dyslexia) – SLD (DD), many fallacies still cause confusion amongst professionals worldwide. These myths involve the characteristics, ...
• The potential burden experienced by South African caregivers of children with severe intellectual disability 

  Van der Mescht, Pauli; Geertsema, Salome; Graham, Marien Alet; Le Roux, Mia; Johnson, Ensa (University of Johannesburg, 2023-05-25)

  BACKGROUND : Physical, financial, social and emotional demands placed on caregivers caring for their children with severe intellectual disabilities (CWSID) could lead to high levels of burden. AIM : This study aimed to ...
• Why do people who stutter attend stuttering support groups? 

  Bloye, Nicola E.; Abdoola, Shabnam S.; Eslick, Casey J. (AOSIS, 2023-08-03)

  BACKGROUND : Stuttering support groups (SSGs) have been a long-standing invaluable resource for people who stutter (PWS) but research into SSGs is only emerging. Speech-language therapists (SLTs) need further insight to ...

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