• Community-based ototoxicity monitoring for drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa : an evaluation study 

  Stevenson, Lucia Jane; Biagio-de Jager, Leigh; Graham, Marien Alet; Swanepoel, De Wet (MDPI Publishing, 2021-10-28)

  In response to the drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB) ototoxicity burden in South Africa, ototoxicity monitoring has been decentralised, with community health workers (CHWs) acting as facilitators. This study describes ...
• International survey of audiologists during the COVID-19 pandemic : effects on mental well-being of audiologists 

  Bennett, Rebecca J.; Manchaiah, Vinaya; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Badcock, Johanna C.; Swanepoel, De Wet (Taylor and Francis, 2022)

  OBJECTIVE : The aim of the study was to examine the mental well-being of audiologists in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN : A cross-sectional online survey was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, between 23 ...
• Binaural summation, binaural unmasking and fluctuating masker benefit in bimodal and bilateral adult cochlear implant users 

  De Graaff, Feike; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Sucher, Cathy M.; Kramer, Sophia E.; Smits, Cas (Taylor and Francis, 2021)

  OBJECTIVES : The number of bilateral adult cochlear implant (CI) users and bimodal CI users is expanding worldwide. The addition of a hearing aid (HA) in the contralateral non-implanted ear (bimodal) or a second CI (bilateral) ...
• MHealth applications for hearing loss : a scoping review 

  Frisby, Caitlin; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; Kuper, Hannah; Swanepoel, De Wet (Mary Ann Liebert, 2022-08)

  INTRODUCTION : Mobile health (m-health) has the potential to improve access and uptake of health services globally. Noncommunicable diseases such as hearing loss have seen increasing use of m-health approaches to improve ...
• International survey of audiologists during the COVID-19 pandemic : effects on the workplace 

  Manchaiah, Vinaya; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Bennett, Rebecca J.; Swanepoel, De Wet (Taylor and Francis, 2022)

  OBJECTIVE : This study surveyed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the audiology workplace. DESIGN : The study used a cross-sectional survey design for audiologists across the globe (n = 337) using an online survey ...
• Internet-based audiologist-guided cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus : randomized controlled trial 

  Beukes, Eldre W.; Andersson, Gerhard; Fagelson, Marc A.; Manchaiah, Vinaya (JMIR Publications, 2022-02)

  BACKGROUND : Tinnitus is a symptom that can be very distressing owing to hearing sounds not related to any external sound source. Managing tinnitus is notoriously difficult, and access to evidence-based care is limited. ...
• Digital approaches to automated and machine learning assessments of hearing : scoping review 

  Wasmann, Jan-Willem; Pragt, Leontien; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Swanepoel, De Wet (JMIR Publications, 2022-02)

  BACKGROUND : Hearing loss affects 1 in 5 people worldwide and is estimated to affect 1 in 4 by 2050. Treatment relies on the accurate diagnosis of hearing loss; however, this first step is out of reach for >80% of those ...
• The reliability of video otoscopy recordings and still images in the asynchronous diagnosis of middle-ear disease 

  Alenezi, Eman M.A.; Jajko, Kathryn; Reid, Allison; Locatelli-Smith, Alessandra; Tao, Karina F.M.; Bright, Tess; Richmond, Peter C.; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Brennan-Jones, Christopher G. (Taylor and Francis, 2022)

  OBJECTIVE : To compare the asynchronous assessment of video otoscopic still images to recordings by an audiologist and ear, nose and throat surgeon (ENT) for diagnostic reliability and agreement in identifying middle-ear ...
• Coping with the social challenges and emotional distress associated with hearing loss : a qualitative investigation using Leventhal’s self-regulation theory 

  Bennett, Rebecca J.; Saulsman, Lisa; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Olaithe, Michelle (Taylor and Francis, 2022)

  OBJECTIVE : To explore the lived experience of social challenges and emotional distress in relation to hearing loss and the coping mechanisms employed to manage them. DESIGN : Two focus groups and two one-on-one semi-structured ...
• International survey of audiologists during the COVID-19 pandemic : use of and attitudes to telehealth 

  Eikelboom, Robert H.; Bennett, Rebecca J.; Manchaiah, Vinaya; Parmar, Bhavisha; Beukes, Eldre W.; Rajasingam, Saima L.; Swanepoel, De Wet (Taylor and Francis, 2022)

  OBJECTIVE : To determine the attitudes of audiologists towards telehealth and use of telehealth for the delivery of ear and hearing services pre-, during- and post- the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify the perceived ...
• Barriers and facilitators to delivery of group audiological rehabilitation programs : a survey based on the COM-B model 

  Bennett, Rebecca J.; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Sucher, Cathy M.; Ferguson, Melanie; Saunders, Gabrielle H. (Taylor and Francis, 2022)

  OBJECTIVE : To canvas the views of Australia-based hearing healthcare clinicians regarding group audiological rehabilitation practices. DESIGN : A national cross-sectional self-report survey. Data were analysed using ...
• Use of open-ended questionnaires to examine the effects of tinnitus and its relation to patient-reported outcome measures 

  Manchaiah, Vinaya; Andersson, Gerhard; Fagelson, Marc A.; Boyd, Ryan L.; Beukes, Eldre W. (Taylor and Francis, 2022)

  OBJECTIVE : The primary aim of the study was to examine the automated linguistic analysis of the open-ended problem (PQ) and life-effects (LEQ) questionnaires to understand the psychological effects of tinnitus. DESIGN : ...
• The ototoxic potential of cobalt from metal-on-metal hip implants: a pilot study on the patient-reported auditory, vestibular, and general neurological outcome 

  Leyssens, Laura; Vinck, Bart M.; Van der Straeten, Catherine; Dhooge, Ingeborg; Wuyts, Floris L.; Maes, Leen K. (Taylor and Francis, 2021)

  OBJECTIVE : This study aimed to systematically investigate the ototoxic potential of cobalt in patients with a metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implant, using objective auditory and vestibular assessments and a questionnaire. The ...
• Digital health promotion: promise and peril 

  Koh, Amanda; Swanepoel, De Wet; Ling, Annie; Ho, Beverly Lorraine; Tan, Si Ying; Lim, Jeremy (Oxford University Press, 2021-12)

  The World Health Organization defines health promotion as process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health. As the world transitions into the information ...
• French version of the antiphasic digits-in-noise test for smartphone hearing screening 

  Ceccato, Jean-Charles; Duran, Marie-Josee; Swanepoel, De Wet; Smits, Cas; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Gledhill, Lewis; Venail, Frederic; Puel, Jean-Luc (Frontiers Media, 2021-10-14)

  In France 58% of persons with hearing loss still do not wear hearing aids. Pure-tone audiometry is the traditional gold standard in assessment and screening of hearing impairment, but it requires the use of calibrated ...
• Developmental risks in vulnerable children from a low-income South African community 

  Du Toit, Maria N.; Van der Linde, Jeannie; Swanepoel, De Wet (Springer, 2021-04)

  OBJECTIVE : To describe the developmental risks, and its influence, in young children from a low-income South African community. METHOD : An exploratory, cross-sectional research study design was employed. Developmental ...
• Reliability of outcome measures to assess consonant proficiency following cleft palate speech Intervention : the percentage of consonants correct metric and the probe scoring system 

  Alighieri, Cassandra; Bettens, Kim; Bruneel, Laura; D'haeseleer, Evelien; Van Gaever, Ellen; Van Lierde, K.M. (Kristiane) (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2021)

  PURPOSE : This study compared the inter- and intrarater reliability of the percentage of consonants correct (PCC) metrics and the probe scoring system between an experienced and a less experienced rater and between two ...
• Is high-intensity speech intervention better? A comparison of high-intensity intervention versus low-intensity intervention in children with a cleft palate 

  Alighieri, Cassandra; Van Lierde, K.M. (Kristiane); De Caesemaeker, Anne-Sophie; Demuynck, Kris; Bruneel, Laura; D'haeseleer, Evelien; Bettens, Kim (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2021-09)

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• Clinician-rated quality of video otoscopy recordings and still images for the asynchronous assessment of middle-ear disease 

  Alenezi, Eman M.A.; Jajko, Kathryn; Reid, Allison; Locatelli-Smith, Alessandra; McMahen, Courtney S.E.; Tao, Karina F.M.; Marsh, Julie; Bright, Tess; Richmond, Peter C.; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Brennan-Jones, Christopher G. (Sage, 2022)

  INTRODUCTION : Video otoscopy plays an important role in improving access to ear health services. This study investigated the clinician-rated quality of video otoscopy recordings and still images, and compared their ...
• Prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity in Australian baby boomers : the Busselton healthy ageing study 

  Hunter, Michael L.; Knuiman, Matthew W.; Musk, Bill (A.W.); Hui, Jennie; Murray, Kevin; Beilby, John P.; Hillman, David R.; Hung, Joseph; Newton, Robert U.; Bucks, Romola S.; Straker, Leon; Walsh, John P.; Zhu, Kun; Bruce, David G.; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Davis, Timothy M.E.; Mackey, David A.; James, Alan L. (BioMed Central, 2021-08-11)

  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE : Chronic medical conditions accumulate within individuals with age. However, knowledge concerning the trends, patterns and determinants of multimorbidity remains limited. This study assessed the ...

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