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. 2023 Jun;29(4):614-621.
doi: 10.1111/jep.13846. Epub 2023 Apr 21.

Phase 1 of collaborative action around the implementation of virtual hearing aid care: Development of a clinical practice guideline

Danielle Glista  1   2 , Robin O'Hagan  1 , Danielle DiFabio  3 , Sheila Moodie  1   2 , Karen Muñoz  4 , Ioan Aurelian Curca  1   2   5 , Christine Meston  1   2   5 , Frances Richert  1   2   5 , Dave Pfingstgraef  6 , Luxshmi Nageswaran  7 , Christine Brown  5 , Keiran Joseph  8 , Marlene Bagatto  1   2
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Phase 1 of collaborative action around the implementation of virtual hearing aid care: Development of a clinical practice guideline

Danielle Glista et al. J Eval Clin Pract. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

Rationale: There is a growing demand for comprehensive, evidence-based, and accessible clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to address virtual service delivery. This demand was particularly evident within the field of hearing healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic, when providers were faced with an immediate need to offer services at a distance. Considering the recent advancement in information and communication technologies, the slow uptake of virtual care, and the lack of knowledge tools to support clinical integration in hearing healthcare, a Knowledge-to-Action Framework was used to address the virtual care delivery research-to-practice gap.

Aims and objectives: This paper outlines the development of a CPG specific to provider-directed virtual hearing aid care. Clinical integration of the guideline took place during the COVID-19 pandemic and in alignment with an umbrella project aimed at implementing and evaluating virtual hearing aid care incorporating many different stakeholders.

Method: Evidence from two systematic literature reviews guided the CPG development. Collaborative actions around knowledge creation resulted in the development of a draft CPG (v1.9) and the mobilisation of the guideline into participating clinical sites.

Results and conclusion: Literature review findings are discussed along with the co-creation process that included 13 team members, from various research and clinical backgrounds, who participated in the writing, revising, and finalising of the draft version of the guideline.

Keywords: audiology; health services research; hearing aids; implementation science; practice guidelines; telerehabilitation.

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