Audiologists' Professional Satisfaction

Hearing is the key to learning spoken language, performing academically, and engaging socially for children. Degree of hearing loss quantifies the hearing ability from mild to profound, based on the audiometric findings for an individual across certain frequencies or pitches. Early identification and appropriate intervention is the prime need. A probable strategy is to ensure that every newborn is screened for possible hearing loss at the birth in the hospital. In India, hearing screening facility is mostly available to newborns brought into tertiary hospitals. Some of the key issues in the implementation of the program identified are lack of human resources, inadequate infrastructure, equipment-related shortcomings, and low priority for hearing impairment (HI) prevention. The Government of India initiated efforts toward prevention and control of HI, i.e., National Program for Prevention and Control of deafness and Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram which are significant milestones in the implementation of systematic nationwide hearing screening programs.

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“…Private centers do offer facilities for audiological evaluation; however, they are not uniformly distributed across the country. [20]…”

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Challenges and solutions in implementing hearing screening program in India

Galhotra

Sahu

2019

Indian J Community Med

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“…The assertion that audiology is a low-stress profession has also received support from studies that found that audiologists, overall, have low burnout and high job satisfaction (e.g., Blood et al, 2007Blood et al, , 2008Ferreira & Ferreira, 2015;Saccone & Steiger, 2012). Martin et al (1997) found, "audiologists are generally quite satisfied with their jobs and the tasks they perform" (p. 15).…”

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“…Martin et al (1997) found, "audiologists are generally quite satisfied with their jobs and the tasks they perform" (p. 15). More recently, Saccone and Steiger (2012) found, "despite a significant increase in the educational requirements for entry into the practice of audiology, there was no change in the overall professional satisfaction for respondents...when compared to the 1997 study " (p. 144).…”

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“…There is global interest in examining occupational stress and related areas of burnout, job satisfaction, psychosocial work environment, and morale climate among audiologists, as evidenced by at least 16 peer-reviewed publications on these topics, conducted in at least nine different countries including the United States (Blood et al, 2007(Blood et al, , 2008Martin et al, 1997;Saccone & Steiger, 2012), Australia (Simpson et al, 2018), India (Manchaiah et al, 2015;Rai et al, 2020;Ravi et al, 2015Ravi et al, , 2016, Iran (Mobaraki et al, 2017), Jordan (Marie, 2018), New Zealand (Severn et al, 2012), Portugal (Ferreira & Ferreira, 2015), South Africa (Swidler & Ross, 1993), and Sweden (Brännström et al, 2013(Brännström et al, , 2016. Of the four studies conducted in the United States, two examined job satisfaction across diverse work settings (Martin et al, 1997;Saccone & Steiger, 2012) and two measured burnout in educational audiologists (Blood et al, 2007(Blood et al, , 2008. Direct measures of occupational stress were used in three studies, conducted in Sweden (Brännström et al, 2016), India (Ravi et al, 2015), and New Zealand (Severn et al, 2012), using the Audiology Occupational Stress Questionnaire (AOSQ), an instrument designed by the New Zealand research team (Severn et al, 2012).…”

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Occupational Stress in U.S. Audiologists

Emanuel

2021

Am J Audiol

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Purpose The goal of this study was to explore interview data related to occupational stress in U.S. audiologists. This study is part of a larger project: The Lived Experience of the Audiologist, which seeks to develop a richer understanding of audiologists' lived experience via interview and survey research. Method Demographic and interview data related to occupational stress were examined from 28 virtual interviews of clinical audiologists in the United States. Qualitative data relative to workplace stressors were subjected to thematic analysis. Stress ratings were examined via descriptive statistics, correlation, and comparison with demographics. Results Self-ratings of average-day and worst-day stress were not related to work setting, years of experience, or U.S. region. Participant descriptions of workplace stressors yielded seven main themes: time, patients, administration, financial, lack of support, colleagues, and work–life balance. Some participants attributed stress response to personality traits. Conclusions Audiologists' quotes illustrate the human impact of stressors in the workplace. The most commonly reported workplace stressors were lack of time, patient-related issues, administration, and financial issues. Time and administration as common causes of stress were consistent with prior studies conducted in other countries; however, patient-related and financial stressors were more prominent stressors for U.S. audiologists. Stress ratings were not related to work setting, location, or years of experience in the current study. Participants often linked their perception of stress to personality traits, a phenomenon that has been explored as a factor in the exploration of occupational stress in other fields, but not in audiology. Future research in stress and burnout should examine personality traits in addition to extensive demographics.

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“…There have been surveys from Western countries that probe into trends in professional practice, service delivery and consumer satisfaction [6][7][8][9][10][11]. MarkeTrak in the USA and EuroTrak in Europe are examples of such consumer directed surveys which have proved useful in understanding changes in practice, and its influence on patient outcomes [12,13].…”

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Audiological Practice in India: An Internet-Based Survey of Audiologists

Easwar

Boothalingam

Chundu

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Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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The field of Audiology in India has expanded exponentially in recent years. Audiologists practice in a variety of work places. However, little is known about the practice trends across these several work places. An Internet-based survey probing into Audiology practice was conducted between June and September 2012. The survey focused on four domains, namely, demography, assessment, hearing aid (HA) fitting and protocol usage. A total of 199 audiologists completed the survey. A large proportion of these audiologists were from Southern India. Majority of the respondents provide hearing assessment and HA services for children and adults. Results indicate diverse practice among respondents, even in essential procedures such as otoscopy. Although a large proportion of audiologists reported performing HA fitting in children as well as adults, less than 12 % of them performed real ear or simulated real ear verification during any HA fitting. Implications for the development of preferred practice guidelines in India have been discussed.

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Audiologists' Professional Satisfaction

Abstract: These results have implications for goal setting and planning within the profession and for audiologists' career choices.

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Challenges and solutions in implementing hearing screening program in India

Challenges and solutions in implementing hearing screening program in India

Occupational Stress in U.S. Audiologists

Audiological Practice in India: An Internet-Based Survey of Audiologists

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