Open AccessParental views on informational counselling provided by audiologists for children with permanent childhood hearing loss
Author(s) -
Zandile M Shezi,
Lavanithum Joseph
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
south african journal of communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.296
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2225-4765
pISSN - 0379-8046
DOI - 10.4102/sajcd.v68i1.799
Subject(s) - clarity , thematic analysis , audiologist , hearing loss , intervention (counseling) , descriptive statistics , psychology , medicine , perspective (graphical) , medical education , nursing , qualitative research , family medicine , audiology , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , sociology , computer science
The absence of best practice guidelines on informational counselling, has caused lack of clarity regarding the information audiologists should provide to parents and caregivers following the diagnosis of a hearing loss. Research shows that informational counselling provided by audiologists is limited and often biased, with little evidence of how parents experience this service.