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Identifying clients' readiness for hearing rehabilitation within initial audiology appointments: a pilot intervention study.
- Source :
- International Journal of Audiology; Aug2020, Vol. 59 Issue 8, p606-614, 9p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Objective: The current study sought to explore audiologists' use of the Ida Institute Motivation Tools to help them identify clients' readiness for change within initial assessment appointments. Design: The study involved a mixed methods intervention design. Data were collected pre- and post-training audiologists to use the Ida Motivation tools in their appointments. Appointments were video-recorded and analysed using conversation analysis. Clients and audiologists also completed questionnaires within each appointment to measure clients' readiness-for-change. Study sample: Participants included 5 audiologists and 22 adult clients from two Audiology clinics. Results: Audiologists incorporated the Ida Motivation tools into the post-training appointments without a significant increase in appointment time. The Ida tools solicited responses from clients that displayed their ambivalence regarding hearing rehabilitation/aids within their talk. Postātraining, audiologists' perceptions of clients' stage of readiness were not significantly more likely to match clients' self-reported stage on the URICA. Conclusions: The Ida Motivation tools may be useful to solicit clients' ambivalent feelings towards hearing rehabilitation/aids, however, it is important for audiologists to actively listen for ambivalence within clients' interactional responses to the tools in order judge clients' readiness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14992027
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Audiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145042090
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2020.1737885