Browsing Research Articles (Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology) by UP Author "Eikelboom, Robert H."

Browsing Research Articles (Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology) by UP Author "Eikelboom, Robert H."

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  • Distribution characteristics of air-bone gaps : evidence of bias in manual audiometry 
    Margolis, Robert H.; Wilson, Richard H.; Popelka, Gerald R.; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Swanepoel, De Wet; Saly, George L. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2016-03)
    OBJECTIVES : Five databases were mined to examine distributions of airbone gaps obtained by automated and manual audiometry. Differences in distribution characteristics were examined for evidence of influences unrelated ...
  • Distribution characteristics of normal pure-tone thresholds 
    Margolis, Robert H.; Wilson, Richard H.; Popelka, Gerald R.; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Swanepoel, De Wet; Saly, George L. (Taylor and Francis, 2015-05)
    OBJECTIVE : This study examined the statistical properties of normal air-conduction thresholds obtained with automated and manual audiometry to test the hypothesis that thresholds are normally distributed and to examine ...
  • Does clinician continuity influence hearing aid outcomes? 
    Bennett, Rebecca J.; Meyer, Carly; Eikelboom, Robert H. (Taylor and Francis, 2016-05)
    OBJECTIVE : To evaluate whether clinician continuity is associated with successful hearing aid outcomes. DESIGN : A prospective cohort study. Clinician continuity was defined as occurring when apatient was cared for by the ...
  • 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) ...
  • Does otitis media in early childhood affect later behavioural development? Results from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study 
    Da Costa, C.; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Jacques, A.; Swanepoel, De Wet; Whitehouse, A.J.O.; Jamieson, S.E.; Brennan-Jones, C.G. (Wiley, 2018-08)
    OBJECTIVES : To examine the relationship between early life episodes of otitis media and later behavioural development with adjustment for confounders. DESIGN : Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING : The Western Australian ...
  • The effect of hearing loss configuration on cochlear implantation uptake rates : an Australian experience 
    Sucher, Cathy M.; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Stegeman, Inge; Jayakody, Dona M.P.; Atlas, Marcus D. (Taylor and Francis, 2020)
    OBJECTIVE : Recent changes to cochlear implant (CI) candidacy criteria have led to the inclusion of candidates with greater levels of hearing in the contralateral and/or implanted ear. This study assessed the impact of ...
  • The effect of tinnitus on hearing-related quality of life outcomes in adult cochlear implant recipients 
    Opperman, Elmien; Le Roux, Talita; Masenge, Andries; Eikelboom, Robert H. (Taylor and Francis, 2021)
    OBJECTIVE : To describe the effect of tinnitus distress on the hearing-related quality of life (QoL) outcomes over time in adult cochlear implant (CI) recipients. DESIGN : A retrospective, longitudinal study of adult CI ...
  • The effectiveness of bFGF in the treatment of tympanic membrane perforations : a systematic review and meta-analysis 
    Huang, Juntao; Teh, Bing Mei; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Han, Liyuan; Xu, Guodong; Yao, Xu; Hu, Yi; Zheng, Minghao; Shen, Yi (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2020)
    OBJECTIVE : To investigate the effectiveness of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) versus placebo or no intervention in the treatment of tympanic membrane (TM) perforations from randomized controlled trials (RCTs), ...
  • ‘‘Epic ear defence’’—a game to educate children on the risks of noise-related hearing loss 
    Eikelboom, Robert H.; Leishman, Natalie F.; Munro, Tyler J.; Nguyen, Bach Kim; Riggs, Peter R.; Tennant, Jonathon; West, Rhiannon K.; Robertson, William B. (Mary Ann Liebert, 2012)
    Hearing loss resulting from overexposure to entertainment-related sounds is a modern concern. ‘‘Epic Ear Defence’’ places the player in the three-dimensional environment of the ear canal and challenges the player to defend ...
  • Evaluating hearing aid management : development of the hearing aid skills and knowledge inventory (HASKI) 
    Bennett, Rebecca J.; Meyer, Carly J.; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Atlas, Marcus D. (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2018-09)
    PURPOSE : Although hearing health care clinicians provide training on hearing aid handling and management as part of the rehabilitation program, clinical studies suggest that the level of management skill demonstrated by ...
  • 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 ...
  • False air-bone gaps at 4 kHz in listeners with normal hearing and sensorineural hearing loss 
    Margolis, Robert H.; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Johnson, Chad; Ginter, Samantha M.; Swanepoel, De Wet; Moore, Brian C. J. (Taylor and Francis, 2013-08)
    OBJECTIVE : This report presents data from four studies to examine standard bone-conduction reference equivalent threshold force levels (RETFL), especially at 4 kHz where anomalous air-bone gaps are common. DESIGN : Data ...
  • Hearing aid review appointment : clients’ reasons for attendance and non-attendance 
    Bennett, Rebecca J.; Zhang, Marousia; Mulders, Wilhelmina H.A.M.; Stegeman, Inge; Vagg, Benjamin; Brennan-Jones, Christopher G.; Eikelboom, Robert H. (Taylor and Francis, 2020)
    OBJECTIVE : To investigate hearing aid owners’ decisions to attend or not to attend an annual hearing aid review (HAR) appointment. To investigate the possible factors associated with appointment attendance, including age, ...
  • 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 ...
  • Hearing loss and cognition in the Busselton baby boomer cohort : an epidemiological study 
    Bucks, Romola S.; Dunlop, Patrick D.; Taljaard, Dunay Schmulian; Brennan-Jones, Christopher G.; Hunter, Michael; Wesnes, Keith; Eikelboom, Robert H. (Wiley, 2016-10)
    OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS : To determine the relationship between peripheral hearing loss (HL) in baby boomers (better-ear measure) and cognitive function, taking into account the impact of depression or cognitive reserve on ...
  • Hearing loss and depression in older adults : a systematic review and meta-analysis 
    Lawrence, Blake J.; Jayakody, Dona M.P.; Bennett, Rebecca J.; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Gasson, Natalie; Friedland, Peter L. (Oxford University Press, 2020-04)
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES : Studies reporting an association between hearing loss and depression in older adults are conflicting and warrant a systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS ...
  • Hearing loss in urban South African school children (grade 1 to 3) 
    Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; Swanepoel, De Wet; Eikelboom, Robert H. (Elsevier, 2016-05)
    OBJECTIVE : This study aimed to describe the prevalence and characteristics of hearing loss in school-aged children in an urban South African population. METHOD : Children from grade one to three from five schools in ...
  • 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 ...
  • How do audiologists respond to emotional and psychological concerns raised in the audiology setting? Three case vignettes 
    Bennett, Rebecca J.; Meyer, Carly J.; Ryan, Brooke; Eikelboom, Robert H. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2020-11)
    OBJECTIVES : Emotional and psychological well-being are essential to overall health, but there is little research showing how to approach emotional and psychological concerns in the audiological setting. This study ...
  • Identifying the approaches used by audiologists to address the psychosocial needs of their adult clients 
    Bennett, Rebecca J.; Barr, Caitlin; Montano, Joseph; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Saunders, Gabrielle H.; Pronk, Marieke; Preminger, Jill E.; Ferguson, Melanie; Weinstein, Barbara; Heffernan, Eithne; Van Leeuwen, Lisette; Hickson, Louise; Timmer, Barbra H.B.; Singh, Gurjit; Gerace, Daniel; Cortis, Alex; Bellekom, Sandra R. (Taylor and Francis, 2021)
    OBJECTIVE : To identify the approaches taken by audiologists to address their adult clients’ psychosocial needs related to hearing loss. DESIGN : A participatory mixed methods design. Participants generated statements ...