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Factors In The Client-Clinician Interaction That Are Perceived To Influence Hearing Aid Adoption In First Time Hearing Aid Candidates And Their Rated Importance By Clients And Clinicians, Laya Poost-Foroosh

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The purpose of this dissertation was to gain a better understanding of the impact of the client-clinician interaction in the hearing aid adoption process. The specific goals of this dissertation were: 1) to identify factors in client-clinician interactions that were perceived by clients and clinicians to influence hearing aid adoption in first time adult hearing aid candidates, 2) to investigate the importance of the identified factors from clients and clinicians perspectives, and 3) to compare the importance of the identified factors between clients and clinicians. These goals were achieved using a mixed-methods approach.

Three studies were undertaken. In the first …