Use of Tools in Daily Practice Also Improves Appointment Efficiency.
NAERUM, DK January 19 – An exploratory survey of more than 450 audiologists, educators and hearing health professionals found that Ida Institute’s “Ida Tools” enable hearing health practitioners to deliver more patient-centered care. An impressive 65% of the respondents reported using the Ida Tools in daily practice. The tools not only helped to engage patients but enabled clinicians to open a dialogue, enhance motivation and facilitate decision-making. More than 80% of respondents indicated that use of the Ida Tools provides benefits directly related to their business. This included improved appointment efficiency and more opportunity to introduce patients to advanced technologies.
“We are pleased that our study confirms not only that clinicians find the Ida Tools of value in their day-to-day patient interactions but also identifies specific benefits clinicians and their patient are experiencing,” says Managing Director Lise Lotte Bundesen. “Anecdotal evidence has consistently told us that the Ida Tools help hearing care professionals understand the attitudes, feelings and motivations of their patients and thereby provide patient-centered care for better outcome. We now see use of the tools also drives practical but important improvements in the clinician’s ability to increase appointment efficiency, facilitate discussion of new technologies and even reduce returns.”
Motivational Tools Most Used
Ida Institute offers a comprehensive Tool Box of innovative tools designed to help practitioners reflect on their own patterns of behavior and facilitate desired changes in their clinical routines. Nearly 50% of the survey respondents currently utilize The Motivation Tools – The Line, The Box and The Circle – with more than half of their patients. The three simple but highly effective and practical tools are used to help shed light on patient ambivalence and to encourage patients to take responsibility for their actions and make appropriate behavioral changes.
Approximately 23% of respondents now using the tools use them for teaching both in clinical settings and in university coursework.
Survey Participants
The majority of people responding to the survey are audiologists (69%) with most working in client-based settings (42%) including private clinics, hospitals or speech and hearing centers and universities and research institutes (19%). Approximately 80% of respondents have more than 10 years of experience in hearing care, with an average of more than 19 years’ experience.
Accessing the Ida Tools
All of the tools in the Ida Toolbox are freely shared. They can be downloaded or ordered through www.idainstitute.com along with support tools on how best to integrate the tools into day-to-day clinical practice.
