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Current Topics in Aural Rehabilitation: Beyond the Hearing Aid, presented in partnership with the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology

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1.  Which of the following is NOT an outcome of person-centered care? Greater patient adherence to treatment Poorer clinical efficiency Greater patient satisfaction Fewer complaints and malpractice claims

2.  Person-centered care in the context of adult audiologic rehabilitation has been reported as having these four main dimensions. Therapeutic relationship, involved, individualized and simple Therapeutic relationship, informed, individualized and simple Therapeutic relationship, informed, shared decisions and involved Therapeutic relationship, informed, involved and individualized

3.  Central to effective information gathering is obtaining the patients reason for the audiological appointment or main concern. Which of the following is NOT a helpful way to obtain this information during the initial visit? Begin the consultation with a polite, closed-ended question Begin the consultation with a polite, open-ended question Allow the patient to express their concern fully Allow both the patient and significant other to express their concerns fully

4.  Being an effective educator and providing simple, individualized information about hearing rehabilitation options is said to be beneficial to patients and their significant others. Which of the following results were found to be statistically significant, as reported in the presentation? When audiologists provided more options, patients were more likely to accept hearing aids. When audiologists focused counseling on cosmetics/aesthetics, patients were more likely to accept hearing aids. When audiologists used more simple language, patients were more likely to accept hearing aids. When audiologists provided less information about lifestyle and psychosocial issues, patients were more likely to accept hearing aids.

5.  Addressing psychosocial concerns falls into which section of the patient-centred care pyramid? Individualized care Therapeutic Relationship Informed care Involve patients/family

6.  In the study, how did audiologists typically respond to patients psychosocial concerns? An empathic receipt Silence A progression of the discussion about hearing aids A display of affiliation towards the client

7.  How can audiologists address patients psychosocial concerns within appointments? Provide expert psychological counselling Allow the patient to talk and respond with empathy Ignore this talk from the patient as it is not relevant for the appointment Provide additional information about hearing aids

8.  From results with the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale, which participant group reportedly has better spatial hearing ability? Bilateral cochlear implant users Unilateral cochlear implant users Monaural hearing aid users Bimodal users

9.  Which term is the allocation of mental resources to overcome obstacles when carrying out a listening task? Mental fatigue Ease of listening Listening effort Communication

10.  Which of the following methods is an objective measure of listening effort based on behavioral responses? Physiological tests of pupillometry Dual-task test paradigms Subjective ratings of listening effort Objective skin conductance tests

11.  Of the following options, which best characterizes the influence of age on listening effort? One's listening effort decreases as an individual ages One's listening effort is not affected by age One's listening effort increases with increasing age Younger adults exert more listening effort than older adults

12.  Which of the following is highly correlated with music enjoyment/appreciation by CI users? Above average perceptual accuracy on pitch perception Above average perceptual accuracy on timbre perception Shorter period of profound deafness Realistic expectations and willingness to try accommodations

13.  CI recipients find which of the following features easiest to perceive? Rhythm Pitch Timbre Harmony

14.  Research indicates that music might be beneficial as part of aural rehabilitation Because music is easier for CI users to listen to than speech Because there is a hypothesized overlap between neural pathways that process music and speech Because the CI transmits very small pitch changes in music Because signal processing used for CIs is especially well suited to conveying spectrally complex sounds

15.  Research on music training with adult CI users has demonstrated Achievement of near normal pitch perception Significant improvement in rhythm perception Significant improvement in timbre recognition Improved accuracy on harmonic patterns