Title Evidence-based practice in audiology : evaluating interventions for children and adults with hearing impairment / Lena Wong, BA, MA, PhD, CCC-A, Associate Professor, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong ; and Louise Hickson, PSpThy (Hons), MAud, PhD, Professor, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Published San Diego, CA : Plural Pub., [2012] ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 339 pages) : illustrations Contents Evidence-based practice in audiology / Lena Wong and Louise Hickson -- Evaluating the evidence on audiologic interventions / Michael Valente, Maureen Valente, and Laura Czarniak -- Matching evidence with client preferences / Ariane Laplante-Levesque, Louise Hickson, and Linda Worrall -- Hearing aids for adults / Larry E. Humes and Vidya Krull -- Hearing aids for children / Teresa Y.C. Ching -- Evidence-based practice and emerging new technologies / Gitte Keidser -- Evidence about the effectiveness of cochlear implants for adults / Richard Dowell -- Evidence about the effectiveness of cochlear implants for children : open-set speech recognition / Emily A. Tobey [and others] -- Bimodal fitting or bilateral cochlear implantation? / Teresa Y.C. Ching and Paola Incerti -- Evidence about the effectiveness of aural rehabilitation programs for adults / Theresa Chisolm and Michelle Arnold -- Evidence about the effectiveness of treatments related to tinnitus / William Noble -- Evidence about the effectiveness of interventions for auditory processing disorder / Wayne J. Wilson and Wendy Arnott -- Evaluation and implementation of evidence-based practice in audiology / Lena Wong and Louise Hickson Summary This comprehensive book describes the principles of evidence-based practice (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. 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Hearing disorders -- Treatment Evidence-based medicine. Hearing Disorders -- therapy Evidence-Based Practice Evidence-Based Medicine MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General. Evidence-based medicine Hearing disorders -- Treatment Form Electronic book Author Wong, Lena, editor Hickson, Louise M., editor ISBN 9781597565981 1597565989

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