Full Description
Evidence based practice (EBP) has proponents in all areas of healthcare and was endorsed in a technical report in 2004 and a position statement in 2005 by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Despite this, there is no text on EBP with specific application to audiology. It is particularly important in audiology, where there are various interventions to assist people with hearing impairment and a growing body of research evidence that needs to be appraised by clinicians and researchers. This comprehensive book describes the principles of EBP as they apply to the evaluation of audiologic interventions in children and adults. The reader will learn the process of EBP, as well as gain knowledge on the evidence relating to specific interventions. Evidence Based Practice in Audiology is divided into four sections. The first section describes principles of EBP, including how to evaluate evidence and how to facilitate evidence based decisions with clients. The remaining three sections provide a discussion of the best available evidence about hearing aids, cochlear implants, and other interventions.These three sections contain chapters written by leading international authors who summarize the best available evidence, highlight where further evidence is needed, and recommend how further evidence should be collected and applied in the clinic.
The book will ends with an appendix that contains recommended measures for the collection of evidence about different audiologic interventions. Evidence Based Practice in Audiology is a highly valued resource for students, researchers, clinical audiologists, other health professionals and policy makers. For students, the book can be used for learning about research methods and about outcomes of interventions for children and adults with hearing impairment. For researchers, the book provides a useful summary of available research on important topics in habilitation and rehabilitation and may assist them to design future research studies. For clinical audiologists, the book can help them understand what evidence is and how this can be applied in clinical practice. Other health professionals who can benefit from this book include ENTs, pediatricians, geriatricians, GPs, nurses, and aged care workers.The book can also guide policy makers and third-party payers in their decisions about allocation of resources.The text is written with sufficient information for readers with different backgrounds and experience and careful attention has been paid to presenting complex information in an easy to understand format.
Evidence Based Practice in Audiology is edited by two leading academics in research in audiologic interventions. These editors have a rich clinical experience working with children and adults with hearing impairment and with other health professionals
Contents
Foreword Preface Acknowledgement Contributors Dedication Chapter Part I: Principle of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) 1. Evidence-Based Practice in Audiology Lena Wong and Louise Hickson 2. Evaluating the Evidence on Audiologic Interventions Michael Valente, Maureen Valente, and Laura Czarniak 3. Matching Evidence With Client Preferences Ariane Laplante-Levesque, Louise Hickson, and Linda Worrall Part 11: Hearing Aids 4. Hearing Aids for Adults Larry E. Humes and Vidya Krull 5. Hearing Aids for Children Teresa YC Ching 6. Evidence-Based Practice and Emerging New Technologies Gitte Keidser Part III: Cochlear Implants 7. Evidence About the Effectiveness of Cochlear Implants for Adults Richard Dowell 8. Evidence About the Effectiveness of Cochlear Implants for Children: Open-Set Speech Recognition Emily A. Tobey, Andrea Warner-Czyz, Lana Britt, Olga Peskova, Kenneth C. Pugh 9. Bimodal Fitting or Bilateral Cochlear Implantation? Teresa Y. C. Ching and Paola Incerti Part IV: Other Audiologic Interventions 10. Evidence About the Effectiveness of Aural Rehabilitation Programs for Adults Theresa Chisolm and Michelle Arnold 11. Evidence About the Effectiveness of Treatments Related to Tinnitus William Noble 12. Evidence About the Effectiveness of Interventions for Auditory Processing Disorder Wayne J. Wilson and Wendy Arnott 13. Evaluation and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice in Audiology Lena Wong and Louise Hickson Appendix Index
