1: Introduction to AR Flashcards
AR can be defined as all of the services that help an individual ________ or _________ the challenges associated with a ________ ____
Minimize or overcome
Hearing loss
AR definition: attempt to reduce the barriers to _____________ that result from ______ ____ and facilitate adjustment to the ________, ______, ___________, and __________ impacts
Communication
Hearing loss
Emotional, social, educational, and occupational
AR is a _______ approach
Holistic
Name 6 examples of what might be a part of AR?
1) assessment of HL and communication difficulties
2) selecting/fitting hearing devices
3) communication, speech reading, auditory training
4) speech, language, and literacy training
5) classroom or workplace management
6) counseling
What are the three terms that could be used for AR?
1) audiologic rehabilitation
2) aural rehabilitation
3) rehabilitative audiology
What is the distinction between rehabilitation and habilitation
Habilitation is used for those born with a hearing loss/never had access to sound/spoken language before, and rehabilitation is for other, but rehabilitation is generally used to apply to both groups
What are the two professionals most involved in AR? What are 5 examples of others who may be involved?
MOST INVOLVED: 1) AUDs 2) SLPs OTHERS: 1) deaf educators 2) vocational counselors 3) social workers 4) psychologists 5) physicians
What amount and percent of the US population have permanent, significant HL?
32 million
~10%
What amount and percent of the US population are deaf?
1 million
~1%
How many US children are deaf or HoH?
3 million
1 in __ people over age 65 have decreased hearing
3
What 2 factors have increased the demand for AR in children
1) earlier/more identification of HL
2) better tech and services means higher survival rates of infants whose conditions make them higher risk for HL
What are 2 factors that have increased the demand for AR in adults?
1) people are living longer
2) less stigma of HL/HAs
Support services like AR and others reduce costs for what three others?
1) education
2) medication
3) other support services
What are the two processes used to assess effectiveness of diagnostic procedures?
1) evidence-based practice
2) clinical decision analysis/information theory analysis
What is the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values called?
Evidence-based practice
What measures test validity based on mathematical principles and allows for interpretation of results when uncertainty exists?
Clinical decision analysis/information theory analysis
We need to make sure aural rehab practices are based on _________________ rather than _________________.
Sound, research evidence
Tradition/expert opinion
The best evidence comes from studies involving ________ _________ _____
Randomized controlled trials
What is it called when you compare behaviors of patients who have randomly assigned to receive a particular treatment or receive no treatment and measure dependent variables effect on the independent variable being measured
Randomized controlled
What are the four possible outcomes of any diagnostic test?
1) hit
2) miss
3) false positive
4) correct rejection
Diagnostic outcome: the client fails the test when they have a particular condition
Hit
Diagnostic outcome: the client passes the test when they have a particular condition
Miss
Diagnostic outcome: the client fails the test when they do not have a particular condition
False positive
The client passes the test when they do not have a particular condition
Correct rejection
Which two diagnostic outcomes do we want?
1) hit
2) correct rejection