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A systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the effectiveness of alternative listening devices to conventional hearing aids in adults with hearing loss (2018)
Journal Article
Maidment, D. W., Barker, A. B., Xia, J., & Ferguson, M. A. (2018). A systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the effectiveness of alternative listening devices to conventional hearing aids in adults with hearing loss. International Journal of Audiology, 57(10), 721-729. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2018.1493546

Objective: Recent technological advances have led to a rapid increase in alternative listening devices to conventional hearing aids. The aim was to systematically review the existing evidence to assess the effectiveness of alternative listening devic... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the effectiveness of alternative listening devices to conventional hearing aids in adults with hearing loss.

Effectiveness of alternative listening devices to conventional hearing aids for adults with hearing loss: a systematic review protocol (2016)
Journal Article
Maidment, D. W., Barker, A., Xia, J., & Ferguson, M. A. (2016). Effectiveness of alternative listening devices to conventional hearing aids for adults with hearing loss: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 6(10), Article e011683. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011683

Introduction Hearing loss is a major public health concern, affecting over 11 million people in the UK. While hearing aids are the most common clinical intervention for hearing loss, the majority of people that would benefit from using hearing aids d... Read More about Effectiveness of alternative listening devices to conventional hearing aids for adults with hearing loss: a systematic review protocol.

Recovery is no laughing matter – or is it? (2016)
Journal Article
Barker, A. B., & Winship, G. (2016). Recovery is no laughing matter – or is it?. Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 20(3), 167-173. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-02-2016-0006

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to describe an exploratory pilot study to assess the methods used to evaluate an innovative programme of comedy workshops for a small cohort of people recovering from substance misuse problems. The comedy works... Read More about Recovery is no laughing matter – or is it?.