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Identifying the approaches used by audiologists to address the psychosocial needs of their adult clients

Rebecca J. Bennetta Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Australia;b The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia;c School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Caitlin Barrd Soundfair, Melbourne, Australia;e Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, The University of Melbourne, MelbourneAustralia;ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0855-1064View further author information
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Joseph Montanof Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Robert H. Eikelbooma Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Australia;b The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia;g Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2911-5381View further author information
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Gabrielle H. Saundersh Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9997-0845View further author information
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Marieke Pronki Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ear & Hearing, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8472-4900View further author information
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Jill E. Premingerj Program in Audiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0202-3292View further author information
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Melanie Fergusonk Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia;ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8096-869XView further author information
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Barbara Weinsteinl City University of New York, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Eithne Heffernanm Discipline of General Practice, Clinical Science Institute, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, IrelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4485-7658View further author information
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Lisette van Leeuweni Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ear & Hearing, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Louise Hicksonc School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6832-4173View further author information
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Barbra H. B. Timmerc School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia;n Sonova AG, Staefa, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2753-3491View further author information
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Gurjit Singhn Sonova AG, Staefa, Switzerland;o Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada;p Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Daniel Geracea Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Australia;b The University of Western Australia, Crawley, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9244-823XView further author information
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Alex Cortisa Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Australia;b The University of Western Australia, Crawley, AustraliaView further author information
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Sandra R. Bellekoma Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Australia;b The University of Western Australia, Crawley, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4047-9098View further author information
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Pages 104-114 | Received 23 Apr 2020, Accepted 27 Aug 2020, Published online: 17 Sep 2020

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