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Audiology, Medicine, and Pharmacy Interprofessional Preliminary Interviews and Discussions: Improving Hearing Health Care in Rural Alabama

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dc.contributor.authorBrothers, Emma B.
dc.contributor.authorHay-McCutcheon, Marcia J.
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Peter J.
dc.contributor.authorFriend, M. Louanne
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.contributor.otherSamford University
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T19:30:21Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T19:30:21Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Access and affordability of hearing health care varies depending on residency and individual financial means. Those living in rural areas have limited health care resources and experience higher levels of poverty compared to those living in urban regions. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of interprofessional collaboration among physicians and audiologists and pharmacists and audiologists to improve access and affordability of hearing health care in rural communities. Method: Sixteen family physicians and medicine residents and 15 community pharmacists participated in the study. Physicians and residents completed an online survey to assess education regarding hearing health care and their understanding of hearing loss intervention. They also participated in small virtual focus group discussions. Pharmacists participated in virtual discussions based on guided questions. Results: The discussions with both physicians and pharmacists highlighted the need for more education, resources, and awareness of the negative impact of hearing loss on overall quality of life. Comments from these discussions were placed within the socio-ecological model of health behavior to increase understanding of hearing health behavior. Conclusions: Increased collaboration among medical professionals has the potential to improve access to hearing health care for those living in audiologically underserved regions of the country. Further research will identify how to increase effective and sustainable hearing health care resources in rural communities.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationBrothers, E. B., Hay-McCutcheon, M. J., Hughes, P. J., & Friend, M. L. (2022). Audiology, Medicine, and Pharmacy Interprofessional Preliminary Interviews and Discussions: Improving Hearing Health Care in Rural Alabama. In American Journal of Audiology (Vol. 31, Issue 3, pp. 656–668). American Speech Language Hearing Association. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_aja-21-00272
dc.identifier.doi10.1044/2022_AJA-21-00272
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1660-2308
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/11329
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association
dc.subjectQUALITY-OF-LIFE
dc.subjectOLDER-ADULTS
dc.subjectWELLNESS
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectACCESS
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectAudiology & Speech-Language Pathology
dc.subjectOtorhinolaryngology
dc.titleAudiology, Medicine, and Pharmacy Interprofessional Preliminary Interviews and Discussions: Improving Hearing Health Care in Rural Alabamaen_US
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