Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_PERSP-24-00067.
<div>This scoping review explores the effects of group aural rehabilitation (AR) for older adults, aged 55 or older, with hearing loss. </div>
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2005 to May 24, 2023
<div>Peer-reviewed, original research</div>
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<div>Across three randomized controlled trials, group AR had positive treatment effects for older adults with hearing loss. Specific improvements were seen in communication participation, activity limitation, overall quality of life, and hearing-related quality of life. </div>
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<div>Of note, group AR was delivered as part of multicomponent interventions in all three studies. As such, the specific impacts of group AR in isolation cannot be determined. Additional limitations to this review include a small number of included studies and heterogeneity between studies. </div>
