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Background <p>The use of communication strategies (CSs) by hearing-impaired individuals can minimize communication breakdowns. This study aimed to develop a communication strategies training module in Kannada (CST-Kannada) and field test its benefits for hearing handicap, participation, quality of life, and utilization of CS.</p> Methods <p>The developed module involved 6–10&#xa0;h of hierarchically structured training of CST-Kannada across eight different scenarios (each having three different levels of difficulty), where communication difficulties were most common. Twenty Kannada-speaking adults who had acquired hearing loss and were using hearing aids answered six self-report questionnaires assessing different aspects: hearing handicap, participation and quality of life, utilization of CS, and evaluation of CS usage in a few scenarios. The evaluation was performed before training, immediately after CS training and one month after CS training.</p> Results <p>The benefits of the CST-Kannada were significantly evident in the self-assessment of communication at 1&#xa0;month post training. There was a significant difference between the scores of pre-training and post training evaluations on the CS scenario questionnaire, highlighting the positive effects of CST-Kannda.</p> Conclusions <p>Self-awareness of the use of CS in post-training with the CS scenario questionnaire can be attributed to CST. The improved overall performance at one-month post-follow-up highlights the need for intensive practice or adequate time to learn and generalize the trained aspects.</p>

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Development and pilot study of the Communication Strategy Training (CST) module for Kannada-speaking adults with hearing impairment

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    2026年2月25日

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  • Kavassery Venkateswaran Nisha,
  • Nitya Sridhar,
  • Usha Shastri,
  • Mohan Kumar Kalaiah

摘要

Background

The use of communication strategies (CSs) by hearing-impaired individuals can minimize communication breakdowns. This study aimed to develop a communication strategies training module in Kannada (CST-Kannada) and field test its benefits for hearing handicap, participation, quality of life, and utilization of CS.

Methods

The developed module involved 6–10 h of hierarchically structured training of CST-Kannada across eight different scenarios (each having three different levels of difficulty), where communication difficulties were most common. Twenty Kannada-speaking adults who had acquired hearing loss and were using hearing aids answered six self-report questionnaires assessing different aspects: hearing handicap, participation and quality of life, utilization of CS, and evaluation of CS usage in a few scenarios. The evaluation was performed before training, immediately after CS training and one month after CS training.

Results

The benefits of the CST-Kannada were significantly evident in the self-assessment of communication at 1 month post training. There was a significant difference between the scores of pre-training and post training evaluations on the CS scenario questionnaire, highlighting the positive effects of CST-Kannda.

Conclusions

Self-awareness of the use of CS in post-training with the CS scenario questionnaire can be attributed to CST. The improved overall performance at one-month post-follow-up highlights the need for intensive practice or adequate time to learn and generalize the trained aspects.