Reported benefits of peer support group involvement by adults with hearing loss.

Reported benefits of peer support group involvement by adults with hearing loss.

Int J Audiol. 2018 Dec 17;:1-8

Authors: Southall K, Jennings MB, Gagné JP, Young J

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to better understand the benefits of self-help group involvement by adults with hearing loss. A secondary content analysis of interview transcripts of participants from a previous study on the impact of stigma on help-seeking was carried out. Ten members (aged 55-76 years) of self-help groups for persons with hearing loss in the United States of America and Canada participated in the interviews. Three themes describing the benefits of self-help group participation emerged: (1) Practical and accessible information about hearing loss; (2) Social belonging leading to personal transformation; and (3) A new and mutually beneficial direction. The findings are discussed in relation to the "helper therapy principle", as well as group audiological rehabilitation.

PMID: 30556754 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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