Decision making in rehabilitative audiology.
With the emphasis on quality assurance and patient satisfaction in health care, decision making in rehabilitative audiology is a critical issue. Traditionally, rehabilitative decisions have been based on questionable assessment procedures and unproven treatment methods. In this paper, current strategies for decision making with hearing-impaired adults will be presented. Discussion will focus on nonacoustic factors influencing hearing aid fitting, the decision processes necessary for management of the hearing-impaired adult, and expanded uses of self-assessment inventories of hearing handicap.
McCarthy
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Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Georgia, Athens.
Montgomery
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Mueller
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D000368:Aged; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D003657:Decision Making; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology