Jordan L Fox, Thomas D Doolan, Tiana M Gurney, Matthew R McGrail
Short-term medical student placements completed consecutively at a rural general practice positively impact chronic disease management
Rural and remote health
aim project investigate provision counselling adult audiological rehabilitation highlight training barriers needs service evaluation respondents completed survey rated knowledge confidence competence addressing hearing social emotional needs patients also asked define counselling 64 uk practising audiologists adult audiological rehabilitation aged 2060 years 84 females 16 males range years clinical practice counselling definitions fell three main categories audiologist doer audiologist facilitator audiologist patient partners respondents reported feeling able counsel hearing related needs patients emotional social needs significant positive statistical associations counselling training completed selfrated counselling abilities managing emotional needs clinical experience associated selfrated counselling lack supervision training identified main barriers providing emotional support almost respondents reported desire training delivering emotional support belief would improve services patient outcomes uk audiologists demonstrated personcentred thinking definitions counselling however reported significant barriers able support needs adults hearing loss training needs around emotional support audiology counselling currently met important clinical training programmes address gap incorporating counselling courses curricula