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Enhancing Practitioner Skills Through Core Values in Hearing Health Care

Enhancing Practitioner Skills Through Core Values in Hearing Health Care

As a practitioner dedicated to the well-being of children and passionate about data-driven decision-making, it's crucial to stay updated with the latest research in our field. The recent study titled "Core Values in the Traditional Provision of Hearing Health Care" offers valuable insights that can enhance our practice. This blog aims to summarize the key findings of the study and discuss how you can implement these core values to improve your skills and outcomes for your patients.

Understanding Core Values in Hearing Health Care

The study utilized value-sensitive design (VSD) methodology to identify core values in current hearing health care service delivery. Through qualitative content analysis of questionnaires, clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), and professional ethics documents, the study identified three primary categories of values:

Key Findings

The study highlighted that subjective benefit, professional duties, and self-efficacy were the most commonly coded values in the documents representing traditional audiology. These values should be central to considerations for new hearing health care models and technologies. Here's a deeper look at these key values:

Implementing Core Values in Your Practice

To enhance your practice, consider the following steps to integrate these core values:

Encouraging Further Research

The study also underscores the importance of ongoing research to address barriers to hearing health care, such as access and cost. As practitioners, we should advocate for and participate in research initiatives that aim to develop innovative solutions for these challenges.

By implementing these core values and staying engaged with current research, we can significantly improve the outcomes for our patients and advance the field of hearing health care.

To read the original research paper, please follow this link: Core Values in the Traditional Provision of Hearing Health Care.


Citation: Menon, K. N., Hoon-Starr, M., Shilton, K., & Hoover, E. C. (2023). Core Values in the Traditional Provision of Hearing Health Care. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 66(2), 750-764. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-22-00540
Marnee Brick, President, TinyEYE Therapy Services

Author's Note: Marnee Brick, TinyEYE President, and her team collaborate to create our blogs. They share their insights and expertise in the field of Speech-Language Pathology, Online Therapy Services and Academic Research.

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