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Specialist clinical pathways in audiology services for adults living with coexisting hearing loss and dementia: a scoping review protocol (2024)
Journal Article
Wenje, S. M., Calvert, S., Henshaw, H., Spriggs, R. V., Dening, T., Hendron, E., & Heffernan, E. (2024). Specialist clinical pathways in audiology services for adults living with coexisting hearing loss and dementia: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 14(12), Article e087418. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087418

Introduction Both hearing loss and dementia are associated with ageing, and it is thought that many individuals living with dementia also live with hearing loss. Despite the large comorbidity between these two disorders, there remains a clear lack of... Read More about Specialist clinical pathways in audiology services for adults living with coexisting hearing loss and dementia: a scoping review protocol.

Speech-in-noise, psychosocial, and heart rate variability outcomes of group singing or audiobook club interventions for older adults with unaddressed hearing loss: A SingWell Project multisite, randomized controlled trial, registered report protocol (2024)
Journal Article
Lo, C. Y., Zendel, B. R., Baskent, D., Boyle, C., Coffey, E., Gagne, N., Habibi, A., Harding, E., Keijzer, M., Kreutz, G., Maat, B., Schurig, E., Sharma, M., Dang, C., Gilmore, S., Henshaw, H., McKay, C. M., Good, A., & Russo, F. A. (2024). Speech-in-noise, psychosocial, and heart rate variability outcomes of group singing or audiobook club interventions for older adults with unaddressed hearing loss: A SingWell Project multisite, randomized controlled trial, registered report protocol. PLoS ONE, 19(12), e0314473. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314473

Background Unaddressed age-related hearing loss is highly prevalent among older adults, typified by negative consequences for speech-in-noise perception and psychosocial wellbeing. There is promising evidence that group singing may enhance speech-in-... Read More about Speech-in-noise, psychosocial, and heart rate variability outcomes of group singing or audiobook club interventions for older adults with unaddressed hearing loss: A SingWell Project multisite, randomized controlled trial, registered report protocol.

Memory for health information: Influences of age, hearing aids, and multisensory presentation (2024)
Journal Article
Stacey, J. E., Atkin, C., Roberts, K. L., Henshaw, H., Allen, H. A., & Badham, S. P. (2024). Memory for health information: Influences of age, hearing aids, and multisensory presentation. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218241295722

We investigated how presenting online health information in different modalities can influence memory, as this may be particularly important for older adults who may need to make regular decisions about health and could also face additional challenge... Read More about Memory for health information: Influences of age, hearing aids, and multisensory presentation.

Older adults do not show enhanced benefits from multisensory information on speeded perceptual discrimination tasks (2024)
Journal Article
Atkin, C., Stacey, J. E., Allen, H. A., Henshaw, H., Roberts, K. L., & Badham, S. P. (2024). Older adults do not show enhanced benefits from multisensory information on speeded perceptual discrimination tasks. Neurobiology of Aging, 142, 65-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2024.08.003

Some research has shown that older adults benefit more from multisensory information than do young adults. However, more recent evidence has shown that the multisensory age benefit varies considerably across tasks. In the current study, older (65 – 8... Read More about Older adults do not show enhanced benefits from multisensory information on speeded perceptual discrimination tasks.

Age Deficits in Associative Memory Are Not Alleviated by Multisensory Paradigms (2024)
Journal Article
Badham, S. P., Atkin, C., Stacey, J. E., Henshaw, H., Allen, H. A., & Roberts, K. L. (2024). Age Deficits in Associative Memory Are Not Alleviated by Multisensory Paradigms. Journals of Gerontology, Series B, 79(7), Article gbae063. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbae063

OBJECTIVES: Age deficits in memory are widespread, this affects individuals at a personal level, and investigating memory has been a key focus in cognitive aging research. Age deficits occur in memory for an episode, where information from the enviro... Read More about Age Deficits in Associative Memory Are Not Alleviated by Multisensory Paradigms.

Applications of Grounded Theory Methodology to Investigate Hearing Loss: A Methodological Qualitative Systematic Review With Developed Guidelines (2024)
Journal Article
Ali, Y., Wright, N., Charnock, D., Henshaw, H., Morris, H., & Hoare, D. J. (2024). Applications of Grounded Theory Methodology to Investigate Hearing Loss: A Methodological Qualitative Systematic Review With Developed Guidelines. Ear and Hearing, 45(3), 550-562. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000001459

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Qualitative methodologies are commonly adopted in hearing loss research. Grounded theory methodology is increasingly used to establish novel theories explaining experiences related to hearing loss. Establishing and improving the quality... Read More about Applications of Grounded Theory Methodology to Investigate Hearing Loss: A Methodological Qualitative Systematic Review With Developed Guidelines.

Relationship between self-reported listening and communication difficulties and executive function: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Stacey, J. E., Danielsson, H., Heinrich, A., Batinović, L., Holmer, E., Ingo, E., & Henshaw, H. (2023). Relationship between self-reported listening and communication difficulties and executive function: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 13(11), Article e071225. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071225

Introduction: Listening and communication difficulties can limit people’s participation in activity and adversely affect their quality of life. Hearing, as well as listening and communication difficulties, can be measured either by using behavioural... Read More about Relationship between self-reported listening and communication difficulties and executive function: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

When Hearing Loss Co-occurs with Dementia: Challenges and Opportunities in Diagnosis and Management (2023)
Book Chapter
Broome, E., Burgon, C., Heffernan, E., Dening, T., Calvert, S., Rajasingam, S., & Henshaw, H. (2023). When Hearing Loss Co-occurs with Dementia: Challenges and Opportunities in Diagnosis and Management. In A. Ciorba, & S. Hatzopoulos (Eds.), Updates on Hearing Loss and its Rehabilitation (1-27). InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1003179

Both dementia and hearing loss are highly prevalent in older adults and often coexist, increasing the complexity of diagnosis and management of both conditions. As the population ages, an increasing number of people will experience both long-term con... Read More about When Hearing Loss Co-occurs with Dementia: Challenges and Opportunities in Diagnosis and Management.

The effect of unisensory and multisensory information on lexical decision and free recall in young and older adults (2023)
Journal Article
Atkin, C., Stacey, J. E., Roberts, K. L., Allen, H. A., Henshaw, H., & Badham, S. P. (2023). The effect of unisensory and multisensory information on lexical decision and free recall in young and older adults. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 16575. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41791-1

Studies using simple low-level stimuli show that multisensory stimuli lead to greater improvements in processing speed for older adults than young adults. However, there is insufficient evidence to explain how these benefits influence performance for... Read More about The effect of unisensory and multisensory information on lexical decision and free recall in young and older adults.

New horizons in hearing conditions (2023)
Journal Article
Henshaw, H., Calvert, S., Heffernan, E., Broome, E. E., Fackrell, K., Dening, T., & Burgon, C. (2023). New horizons in hearing conditions. Age and Ageing, 52(8), Article afad150. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad150

Hearing conditions such as hearing loss, tinnitus and hyperacusis are highly prevalent in the population and can severely impact communication and quality of life. Hearing is affected by multiple factors, including heredity, noise exposure, age, sex,... Read More about New horizons in hearing conditions.

Hearing loss rehabilitation and higher-order auditory and cognitive processing (2023)
Book
Henshaw, H., Dawes, P., Naples, J. G., & Moberly, A. C. (Eds.). (2023). Hearing loss rehabilitation and higher-order auditory and cognitive processing. Frontiers Media. https://doi.org/10.3389/9782832531945

The associations between hearing loss and cognition are complex. Over the last decade, our understanding of some of the underlying mechanisms that contribute to this association have emerged. Additionally, more recent research has focused on the role... Read More about Hearing loss rehabilitation and higher-order auditory and cognitive processing.

Patient perceptions of cognitive screening in adult audiology services: A qualitative exploration (2023)
Journal Article
Broome, E. E., Tannirandorn, P., Straus, J., Beale, P., Heffernan, E., Dening, T., & Henshaw, H. (2023). Patient perceptions of cognitive screening in adult audiology services: A qualitative exploration. Frontiers in Neurology, 14, Article 1143128. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1143128

Introduction: Both hearing loss and dementia are extremely pervasive, especially amongst older adults. As hearing loss and dementia have common symptoms, misdiagnosis can be common, and failure to address hearing loss for people with dementia could a... Read More about Patient perceptions of cognitive screening in adult audiology services: A qualitative exploration.

The leaky pipeline of hearing care: primary to secondary care evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) (2023)
Journal Article
Tsimpida, D., Rajasingam, S., Panagioti, M., & Henshaw, H. (2024). The leaky pipeline of hearing care: primary to secondary care evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). International Journal of Audiology, 63(5), 349-357. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2023.2186814

Objective: The proportions of older adults’ transitions through acknowledging their hearing loss to getting access to treatment are unknown. This was examined using data from a nationally representative cohort in England. Design: Patient and healthca... Read More about The leaky pipeline of hearing care: primary to secondary care evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA).

The executive disruption model of tinnitus distress: Model validation in two independent datasets using factor score regression (2023)
Journal Article
Clarke, N. A., Akeroyd, M. A., Henshaw, H., Hall, D. A., Mohamad, W. N. W., & Hoare, D. J. (2023). The executive disruption model of tinnitus distress: Model validation in two independent datasets using factor score regression. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1006349. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1006349

This study presents the executive disruption model (EDM) of tinnitus distress and subsequently validates it statistically using two independent datasets (the Construction Dataset: n = 96 and the Validation Dataset: n = 200). The conceptual EDM was fi... Read More about The executive disruption model of tinnitus distress: Model validation in two independent datasets using factor score regression.

What factors are important to whom in what context, when adults are prescribed hearing aids for hearing loss? A realist review protocol (2022)
Journal Article
Broome, E., Meyer, C., Church, P., & Henshaw, H. (2022). What factors are important to whom in what context, when adults are prescribed hearing aids for hearing loss? A realist review protocol. BMJ Open, 12(7), Article e059836. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059836

Introduction Hearing aids are the gold standard treatment to help manage hearing loss. However, not everyone who needs them has them, and of those who do, a significant proportion of people do not use them at all, or use them infrequently. Despite li... Read More about What factors are important to whom in what context, when adults are prescribed hearing aids for hearing loss? A realist review protocol.

What factors are important to whom in what context, when adults are prescribed hearing aids for hearing loss? A realist review protocol (2022)
Journal Article
Broome, E., Meyer, C., Church, P., & Henshaw, H. (2022). What factors are important to whom in what context, when adults are prescribed hearing aids for hearing loss? A realist review protocol. BMJ Open, 12(7), Article e059836. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059836

INTRODUCTION: Hearing aids are the gold standard treatment to help manage hearing loss. However, not everyone who needs them has them, and of those who do, a significant proportion of people do not use them at all, or use them infrequently. Despite l... Read More about What factors are important to whom in what context, when adults are prescribed hearing aids for hearing loss? A realist review protocol.

Cogmed training does not generalise to real-world benefits for adult hearing aid users: results of a blinded, active-controlled randomised trial (2022)
Journal Article
Henshaw, H., Heinrich, A., Tittle, A., & Ferguson, M. (2022). Cogmed training does not generalise to real-world benefits for adult hearing aid users: results of a blinded, active-controlled randomised trial. Ear and Hearing, 43(3), 741-763. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000001096

Objectives: Performance on working memory tasks is positively associated with speech-in-noise perception performance, particularly where auditory inputs are degraded. It is suggested that interventions designed to improve working memory capacity may... Read More about Cogmed training does not generalise to real-world benefits for adult hearing aid users: results of a blinded, active-controlled randomised trial.