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Narrative Medicine in Hearing Health Care: A Scoping Review of the Literature and Call for Research.

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Title: Narrative Medicine in Hearing Health Care: A Scoping Review of the Literature and Call for Research.
Authors: Hurd, Theressa C.1, Call, C. Bailey1, Barker, Brittan A.1 brittan.barker@usu.edu
Source: Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. Dec2025, Vol. 10 Issue 6, p1799-1809. 11p.
Subject Terms: *Treatment of hearing disorders, *Listening, *Storytelling, *Speech therapy, Patient compliance, Elder care, Medical care, Audiology, CINAHL database, Treatment effectiveness, Severity of illness index, Descriptive statistics, Systematic reviews, Patient-centered care, MEDLINE, Pediatrics, Communicative disorders research, Family-centered care, Narrative medicine, Treatment of communicative disorders, Externalizing behavior, Data analysis software, Psychology information storage & retrieval systems
Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this scoping review was to catalogue the current research on narrative medicine in the field of audiology. Furthermore, we aimed to identify future directions for research emphasizing the value and effectiveness of narrative medicine as a clinical technique leading to person-, child-, and family-centered care in hearing health care. Method: A scoping review of narrative medicine literature published between January 1, 1996, and March 5, 2023, was conducted across MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and PsycINFO databases following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. Articles included in the review were published in English and employed narrative medicine as an intervention technique in hearing health care. Multiple researchers reviewed the articles in three stages: (a) title review, (b) abstract review, and (c) full-text review based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: A total of three peer-reviewed case studies that employed narrative medicine in hearing health care met inclusion criteria for our scoping review. The three studies included implementation of the following narrative therapy techniques: (a) narrative building (n = 3), (b) deconstructing (n = 3), and (c) externalizing (n = 2). Conclusions: Narrative medicine, specifically narrative therapy techniques, seems to hold promise for guiding patients toward change and more positive perspectives on their hearing health care since narrative techniques can lead to person-, child-, and family-centered care. However, with only three case studies uncovered in our search, further research is needed to better understand and quantify the value of narrative medicine in hearing research and care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Purpose: The purpose of this scoping review was to catalogue the current research on narrative medicine in the field of audiology. Furthermore, we aimed to identify future directions for research emphasizing the value and effectiveness of narrative medicine as a clinical technique leading to person-, child-, and family-centered care in hearing health care. Method: A scoping review of narrative medicine literature published between January 1, 1996, and March 5, 2023, was conducted across MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and PsycINFO databases following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. Articles included in the review were published in English and employed narrative medicine as an intervention technique in hearing health care. Multiple researchers reviewed the articles in three stages: (a) title review, (b) abstract review, and (c) full-text review based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: A total of three peer-reviewed case studies that employed narrative medicine in hearing health care met inclusion criteria for our scoping review. The three studies included implementation of the following narrative therapy techniques: (a) narrative building (n = 3), (b) deconstructing (n = 3), and (c) externalizing (n = 2). Conclusions: Narrative medicine, specifically narrative therapy techniques, seems to hold promise for guiding patients toward change and more positive perspectives on their hearing health care since narrative techniques can lead to person-, child-, and family-centered care. However, with only three case studies uncovered in our search, further research is needed to better understand and quantify the value of narrative medicine in hearing research and care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:2381473X
DOI:10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00185