New Brunswick HEARS: outcomes of a community-delivered hearing intervention adapted for older adults in Atlantic Canada
The HEARS program is feasible to implement, despite Covid-19 pandemic related challenges, highly acceptable to participants, and associated with a range of benefits that include improved communication function, self-efficacy and social support. The success of HEARS in a new population in a second Canadian province indicates its adaptability and suitability for scaling to extend the reach of hearing services for older adults who may not otherwise access care.
Authors
- David E. Kent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-955X)
- Devin J. Sodums (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3886-9938)
- Anna Santiago (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-2386)
- Angela M. Ryan
- Carrie L. Nieman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5284-3785)
- Kate Ellis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0600-8540)
- Marilyn Reed
- Nick Lignos
Institutions
- Cochlear (Australia) (AU)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (CA)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Baycrest Hospital (CA)
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (US)
- National University of Villa María (AR)
- Language Science (South Korea) (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Audiology
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2024.2402845
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00