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Older adults' perceptions of current and future hearing healthcare services in Australia, England, US and Canada.
McMahon, Catherine M; Mosley, Cornetta L; Pichora-Fuller, M Kathleen; Davis, Adrian C; Baylor, Carolyn R; Yorkston, Kathryn M; Tremblay, Kelly L.
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  • McMahon CM; HEAR Centre, Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; cath.mcmahon@mq.edu.au.
  • Mosley CL; Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama, US.
  • Pichora-Fuller MK; Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada.
  • Davis AC; The Ear Institute, University College London, UK.
  • Baylor CR; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, US.
  • Yorkston KM; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, US.
  • Tremblay KL; Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, US.
Public Health Res Pract ; 31(5)2021 Dec 02.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34873611
OBJECTIVE: A high prevalence of hearing loss in older adults contrasts with a small proportion of people who seek help. Emerging developments in hearing healthcare (HHC) could reduce costs but may not increase access. This study evaluated older adults' perceptions of current and future HHC services in Australia, England, US and Canada to explore potential levers and system improvements. METHODS: Semi-structured focus groups (n = 47) were conducted, and data were analysed using a directed content analysis. Participants were adults 60 years and older with a) no hearing problems; b) hearing problems and hearing aid use; and c) hearing problems and no hearing aid use. RESULTS: Perceived barriers, facilitators and preferences were largely consistent across countries, with stigma and trust in HHC being the barriers most often discussed. CONCLUSION: Although cost and access were consistently deemed important, there may be limited change in help-seeking and HHC uptake unless the key barriers of trust and stigma are addressed. When seeking to undertake transformative change to healthcare it is important to engage recipients of care to understand existing barriers and coproduce a user-centered solution.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Audición / Audífonos Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Aged / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa / Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Public Health Res Pract Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Australia
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Audición / Audífonos Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Aged / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa / Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Public Health Res Pract Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Australia