Open AccessBe Part of the Conversation: Audiology Messaging During a Hearing Screening
Author(s) -
Craig Richard St. Jean,
Jacqueline Cummine,
Gurjit Singh,
William E. Hodgetts
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ear and hearing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-4667
pISSN - 0196-0202
DOI - 10.1097/aud.0000000000001056
Subject(s) - conversation , hearing loss , audiology , psychology , test (biology) , rehabilitation , medicine , communication , paleontology , biology , neuroscience
The moment patients learn the results from a hearing assessment can be a critical juncture on their journey to rehabilitation. Message framing (e.g., the positive or negative manner in which information is presented) has been explored in a wide range of health contexts as a method for shaping patients' decision-making. This study investigated whether attitudes toward hearing loss treatment varied as a function of how messages about treatment were framed, and whether such attitudes differed as a function of participants being led to believe they had failed a hearing screening.