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The association between cognitive performance and speech-­in-noise perception for adult listeners: a systematic literature review and meta­‐analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Dryden, A., Allen, H. A., Henshaw, H., & Heinrich, A. (2017). The association between cognitive performance and speech-­in-noise perception for adult listeners: a systematic literature review and meta­‐analysis. Trends in Hearing, 21, https://doi.org/10.1177/2331216517744675

Published studies assessing the association between cognitive performance and speech-in-noise perception examine different aspects of each, test different listeners, and often report quite variable associations. By examining the published evidence ba... Read More about The association between cognitive performance and speech-­in-noise perception for adult listeners: a systematic literature review and meta­‐analysis.

Only Behavioral But Not Self-Report Measures of Speech Perception Correlate with Cognitive Abilities (2016)
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Heinrich, A., Henshaw, H., & Ferguson, M. A. (2016). Only Behavioral But Not Self-Report Measures of Speech Perception Correlate with Cognitive Abilities. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, Article 576. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00576

Good speech perception and communication skills in everyday life are crucial for participation and well-being, and are therefore an overarching aim of auditory rehabilitation. Both behavioral and self-report measures can be used to assess these skill... Read More about Only Behavioral But Not Self-Report Measures of Speech Perception Correlate with Cognitive Abilities.

Applying theories of health behaviour and change to hearing health research: time for a new approach (2016)
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Coulson, N. S., Ferguson, M. A., Henshaw, H., & Heffernan, E. (in press). Applying theories of health behaviour and change to hearing health research: time for a new approach. International Journal of Audiology, 55(sup3), Article S99-S104. https://doi.org/10.3109/14992027.2016.1161851

Objective: In recent years, there has been an increase in the application of behavioural models, such as social cognition models, to the promotion of hearing health. Despite this, there exists a well-developed body of literature that suggests such m... Read More about Applying theories of health behaviour and change to hearing health research: time for a new approach.

Understanding the psychosocial experiences of adults with mild-moderate hearing loss: an application of Leventhal’s self-regulatory model (2016)
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Heffernan, E., Coulson, N. S., Henshaw, H., Barry, J. G., & Ferguson, M. A. (in press). Understanding the psychosocial experiences of adults with mild-moderate hearing loss: an application of Leventhal’s self-regulatory model. International Journal of Audiology, 55(sup3), Article S3-S12. https://doi.org/10.3109/14992027.2015.1117663

Objective: This study explored the psychosocial experiences of adults with hearing loss using the self-regulatory model as a theoretical framework. The primary components of the model, namely cognitive representations, emotional representations, and... Read More about Understanding the psychosocial experiences of adults with mild-moderate hearing loss: an application of Leventhal’s self-regulatory model.

How Does Auditory Training Work? Joined-Up Thinking and Listening (2015)
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Ferguson, M., & Henshaw, H. (2015). How Does Auditory Training Work? Joined-Up Thinking and Listening. Seminars in Hearing, 36(04), 237-249. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1564456

Auditory training aims to compensate for degradation in the auditory signal and is offered as an intervention to help alleviate the most common complaint in people with hearing loss, understanding speech in a background noise. Yet there remain many u... Read More about How Does Auditory Training Work? Joined-Up Thinking and Listening.

How does auditory training work? Joined up thinking and listening (2015)
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Ferguson, M. A., & Henshaw, H. (in press). How does auditory training work? Joined up thinking and listening. Seminars in Hearing, 36(4), https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1568985

Auditory training aims to compensate for degradation in the auditory signal and is offered as an intervention to help alleviate the most common complaint in people with hearing loss, understanding speech in a background noise. Yet there remain many u... Read More about How does auditory training work? Joined up thinking and listening.

Computer and internet interventions to optimize listening and learning for people with hearing loss: accessibility, use, and adherence (2015)
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Ferguson, M. A., & Henshaw, H. (2015). Computer and internet interventions to optimize listening and learning for people with hearing loss: accessibility, use, and adherence. American Journal of Audiology, 24, https://doi.org/10.1044/2015_AJA-14-0090

Purpose: The aim of this research forum article was to examine accessibility, use, and adherence to computerized and online interventions for people with hearing loss. Method: Four intervention studies of people with hearing loss were examined: 2 aud... Read More about Computer and internet interventions to optimize listening and learning for people with hearing loss: accessibility, use, and adherence.

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation is associated with computer-based auditory training uptake, engagement, and adherence for people with hearing loss (2015)
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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)
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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)
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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.

Benefits of phoneme discrimination training in a randomized controlled trial of 50- to 74-year-olds with mild hearing loss (2014)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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. JMIR, 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.

Using the CLOX drawing task to educate the public of the effects of hearing loss (2010)
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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.