A Feasibility Study Evaluating a Community Health Worker Training Program to Support Adults With Hearing Loss in Rural Alabama Communities
The outcomes suggest that training CHWs to support adults with hearing loss in their communities is feasible and has the potential to increase access to hearing health care for those living in underserved communities. Further work is needed to understand how other professionals in the community could support the increased need for hearing health care services and related behavioral issues.
Authors
- Emma B. Brothers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1660-2308)
- Claudia M. Hardy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0442-6004)
- Xin Yang
- Marcia J. Hay-McCutcheon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6065-0409)
- Abigail Hubbard
- Rebecca S. Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2563-4996)
- Laura Thrasher
Institutions
- University of Alabama (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Institute on Aging (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_jslhr-24-00716
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00