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1. Male Infertility Information on Swedish Fertility Clinics' Websites: An Evaluation of Readability, Suitability, and Quality.

Author

Westerbotn, Margareta and Sormunen, Taina

Subjects
*FERTILITY clinics, *CULTURE, *MEN'S health, *READABILITY (Literary style), *CROSS-sectional method, *PRIVATE sector, *LANGUAGE & languages, *INFERTILITY, *HEALTH, *INFORMATION resources, *HUMAN reproductive technology, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *CONTENT analysis, *WEB development, *WORLD Wide Web
Abstract

This study was conducted to examine whether online information regarding male infertility on Swedish fertility clinics' websites was readable, suitable, and of appropriate quality. A cross-sectional design was used to evaluate 22 fertility clinics' websites focusing on male infertility by using the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM), and the DISCERN instrument. Results showed that information focusing on male infertility was scanty but had an "adequate" readability and was easy to comprehend. The conclusion was that the information on the websites must be reliable, so that men can base their choices concerning their fertility issues on reliable facts. It is important that health care professionals develop high quality sources of information regarding male infertility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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2. Passage comprehension performance in children with cochlear implants and/or hearing aids: the effects of voice quality and multi-talker babble noise in relation to executive function.

Author

Brännström, K. Jonas, von Lochow, Heike, Lyberg Åhlander, Viveka, and Sahlén, Birgitta

Subjects
*ANALYSIS of variance, *COCHLEAR implants, *HEARING aids, *HEARING impaired children, *LEARNING, *LISTENING, *NOISE, *READABILITY (Literary style), *RESEARCH funding, *HUMAN voice, *VOICE disorders, *EXECUTIVE function, *CHILDREN
Abstract

Purpose: Speech signal degradation such as a voice disorder presented in quiet or in combination with multi-talker babble noise could affect listening comprehension in children with hearing impairment. This study aims to investigate the effects of voice quality and multi-talker babble noise on passage comprehension in children with using cochlear implants (CIs) and/or hearing aids (HAs). It also aims to examine what role executive functioning has for passage comprehension in listening conditions with degraded signals (voice quality and multi-talker babble noise) in children using CI/HA. Methods: Twenty-three children (10 boys and 13 girls; mean age 9 years) using CI and/or HA were tested for passage comprehension in four listening conditions: a typical voice or a (hoarse) dysphonic, voice presented in quiet or in multi-talker babble noise. Results: The results show that the dysphonic voice did not affect passage comprehension in quiet or in noise. Multi-talker babble noise decreased passage comprehension compared to performance in quiet. No interactions with executive function were found. Conclusions: In conclusion, children with CI/HA seem to struggle with comprehension in poor sound environments, which in turn may reduce learning opportunities at school. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2020
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