Holistic Audiologic Care: Echoing the Work of Arthur Boothroyd Arthur Boothroyd, PhD Nearly twenty years ago, Arthur Boothroyd authored an influential paper, published in Trends in Hearing , titled “Adult Aural Rehabilitation: What Is It and Does It Work? ” While the concept of holistic care was not a new invention, Boothroyd’s work was pivotal because it effectively integrated decades of foundational perspectives...
Boothroyd's holistic aural rehabilitation framework is well-established rather than new; no immediate change in practice is required, but it is a useful reminder to incorporate counselling and communication strategies beyond device fitting.
Revisiting Boothroyd's foundational model reinforces the case for patient-centred, whole-person hearing rehabilitation at a time when device-centric care still dominates clinical practice.
- 01Brian Taylor reviews Arthur Boothroyd's framework for adult aural rehabilitation published in Trends in Hearing.
- 02Boothroyd advocates a holistic approach that goes beyond hearing-aid fitting to address the full impact of hearing loss.
- 03The review underscores the gap between best-practice rehabilitation models and typical clinical workflows.
- 04No new empirical data are presented; this is a commentary on existing influential work.