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      The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a Framework for Providing Patient- and Family-Centered Audiological Care for Older Adults and Their Significant Others

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          Hearing impairment is highly prevalent in the older population, and it impacts communication and quality of life for both the people with the hearing difficulties and their significant others. In this article, typical audiological assessment and management of an older adult is contrasted with a best practice approach wherein the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework is applied. The aim of the comparison is to demonstrate how the ICF expands our focus: rather than merely focusing on impairment, we also consider the activities, participation, and contextual factors for both the person with the hearing impairment and his or her family. A case example of an older patient and her spouse is provided, and their shared experience of the patient's hearing impairment is mapped onto the ICF framework. Family-centered hearing care is recommended for individualizing care and improving outcomes for older patients and their families.

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          Journal
          Semin Hear
          Semin Hear
          10.1055/s-00000067
          Seminars in Hearing
          Thieme Medical Publishers (333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA. )
          0734-0451
          1098-8955
          August 2016
          : 37
          : 3
          : 187-199
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
          [2 ] School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
          Author notes
          Address for correspondence Caitlin Grenness, Ph.D. Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology University of Melbourne, VIC Australia 3035 caitlin.grenness@ 123456unimelb.edu.au
          Article
          PMC4954784 PMC4954784 4954784 00704
          10.1055/s-0036-1584411
          4954784
          27489398
          dd9c7dea-98f5-48ca-af88-2dd1624ae133
          © Thieme Medical Publishers
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          Review Article
          International Classification of Functioning, Health and Disability: A Potential Service Delivery Model for Audiological Practice
          Guest Editor, Mridula Sharma, Ph.D.

          audiological rehabilitation,Patient-centered care,family-centered care,third-party disability,WHO,ICF,older adults,hearing aids

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