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Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation is associated with computer-based auditory training uptake, engagement, and adherence for people with hearing loss (2015)
Journal Article
Henshaw, H., McCormack, A., & Ferguson, M. A. (2015). Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation is associated with computer-based auditory training uptake, engagement, and adherence for people with hearing loss. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, Article 1067. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01067

Hearing aid intervention typically occurs after significant delay, or not at all, resulting in an unmet need for many people with hearing loss. Computer-based auditory training (CBAT) may provide generalized benefits to real-world listening, particul... Read More about Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation is associated with computer-based auditory training uptake, engagement, and adherence for people with hearing loss.

The relationship of speech intelligibility with hearing sensitivity, cognition, and perceived hearing difficulties varies for different speech perception tests (2015)
Journal Article
Heinrich, A., Henshaw, H., & Ferguson, M. A. (2015). The relationship of speech intelligibility with hearing sensitivity, cognition, and perceived hearing difficulties varies for different speech perception tests. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00782

Listeners vary in their ability to understand speech in noisy environments. Hearing sensitivity, as measured by pure-tone audiometry, can only partly explain these results, and cognition has emerged as another key concept. Although cognition relates... Read More about The relationship of speech intelligibility with hearing sensitivity, cognition, and perceived hearing difficulties varies for different speech perception tests.

Auditory training can improve working memory, attention, and communication in adverse conditions for adults with hearing loss (2015)
Journal Article
Ferguson, M. A., & Henshaw, H. (2015). Auditory training can improve working memory, attention, and communication in adverse conditions for adults with hearing loss. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, Article 556. https://doi.org/10.3389/FPG.2015.00556

Auditory training (AT) helps compensate for degradation in the auditory signal. A series of three high-quality training studies are discussed, which include, (i) a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of phoneme discrimination in quiet that trained adul... Read More about Auditory training can improve working memory, attention, and communication in adverse conditions for adults with hearing loss.

Auditory training can improve working memory, attention, and communication in adverse conditions for adults with hearing loss (2015)
Journal Article
Ferguson, M. A., & Henshaw, H. (2015). Auditory training can improve working memory, attention, and communication in adverse conditions for adults with hearing loss. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, Article 556. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00556

Auditory training (AT) helps compensate for degradation in the auditory signal. A series of three high-quality training studies are discussed, which include, (i) a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of phoneme discrimination in quiet that trained adul... Read More about Auditory training can improve working memory, attention, and communication in adverse conditions for adults with hearing loss.

Assessing the benefits of auditory training to real-world listening: identifying appropriate and sensitive outcomes (2014)
Book Chapter
Henshaw, H., & Ferguson, M. A. (2014). Assessing the benefits of auditory training to real-world listening: identifying appropriate and sensitive outcomes. In T. Dau, & S. Santurette (Eds.), Auditory plasticity - listening with the brain. Danavox Jubilee Foundation

Auditory training is an intervention that aims to improve auditory performance and help alleviate the difficulties associated with hearing loss. To be an effective intervention, any task-specific learning needs to transfer to functional benefits in r... Read More about Assessing the benefits of auditory training to real-world listening: identifying appropriate and sensitive outcomes.

Benefits of phoneme discrimination training in a randomized controlled trial of 50- to 74-year-olds with mild hearing loss (2014)
Journal Article
Ferguson, M. A., Henshaw, H., Clark, D., & Moore, D. R. (2014). Benefits of phoneme discrimination training in a randomized controlled trial of 50- to 74-year-olds with mild hearing loss. Ear and Hearing, 35(4), Article e110-e121. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000020

Objectives: The aims of this study were to (i) evaluate the efficacy of phoneme discrimination training for hearing and cognitive abilities of adults aged 50 to 74 years with mild sensorineural hearing loss who were not users of hearing aids, and to... Read More about Benefits of phoneme discrimination training in a randomized controlled trial of 50- to 74-year-olds with mild hearing loss.

Efficacy of individual computer-based auditory training for people with hearing loss: a systematic review of the evidence (2013)
Journal Article
Henshaw, H., & Ferguson, M. (2013). Efficacy of individual computer-based auditory training for people with hearing loss: a systematic review of the evidence. PLoS ONE, 8(5), Article e62836. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062836

Auditory training involves active listening to auditory stimuli and aims to improve performance in auditory tasks. As such, auditory training is a potential intervention for the management of people with hearing loss.

Objective

This systematic... Read More about Efficacy of individual computer-based auditory training for people with hearing loss: a systematic review of the evidence.

Working memory training for adult hearing aid users: study protocol for a double-blind randomized active controlled trial (2013)
Journal Article
Henshaw, H., & Ferguson, M. A. (2013). Working memory training for adult hearing aid users: study protocol for a double-blind randomized active controlled trial. Trials, 14(417), https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-417

Background: One in ten people aged between 55 to 74 years have a significant hearing impairment in their better hearing ear (as defined by audiometric hearing thresholds). However, it is becoming increasingly clear that the challenges faced by older... Read More about Working memory training for adult hearing aid users: study protocol for a double-blind randomized active controlled trial.

Computer skills and internet use in adults aged 50-74 years: influence of hearing difficulties (2012)
Journal Article
Henshaw, H., Clark, D. P., Kang, S., & Ferguson, M. A. (2012). Computer skills and internet use in adults aged 50-74 years: influence of hearing difficulties. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 14(4), Article e113. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2036

BACKGROUND

The use of personal computers (PCs) and the Internet to provide health care information and interventions has increased substantially over the past decade. Yet the effectiveness of such an approach is highly dependent upon whether the t... Read More about Computer skills and internet use in adults aged 50-74 years: influence of hearing difficulties.

Quantifying the effects of content, complexity and delay on memory for real-world images (2011)
Thesis
Henshaw, H. Quantifying the effects of content, complexity and delay on memory for real-world images. (Thesis). University of Leicester. https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/16230390

“A picture speaks a thousand words”, yet retrieval of a specific, previously viewed image from a large image collection may result in a substantial number of unwanted returns. This thesis offers an investigation into the feasibility of a novel soluti... Read More about Quantifying the effects of content, complexity and delay on memory for real-world images.

Using the CLOX drawing task to educate the public of the effects of hearing loss (2010)
Journal Article
Quinn, S. C., Henshaw, H., Clark, D., Falck, C., & Smith, S. (2010). Using the CLOX drawing task to educate the public of the effects of hearing loss. Perception, 39(10), https://doi.org/10.1068/p6756

We describe a task used to educate the public on the importance of hearing and the experience of hearing loss. During an open day at Nottingham University, participants were presented with verbal instructions (with or without a background masker) and... Read More about Using the CLOX drawing task to educate the public of the effects of hearing loss.