Bradley Mcpherson
Biographic Data
| ID | 118474 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bradley Mcpherson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bradley |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcpherson |
| SIGNATURE | MCPHERSON B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7982-1033 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Service delivery approaches related to hearing aids in low- and middle-income countries or resource-limited settings
Hearing loss is an important global public health issue which can be alleviated through treatment with hearing aids. However, most people who would benefit from hearing aids do not receive them, in part due to challenges in accessing hearing aids and related services, which are most salient in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and other resource-limited settings. Innovative approaches for hearing aid service delivery can overcome many of th…
A Short Form of the Chinese Version of the Weinstein Noise Sensitivity Scale through Optimal Test Assembly
This study developed a short form of the traditional Chinese version of the Weinstein Noise Sensitivity Scale (WNSS) through optimal test assembly (OTA). A total of 1069 Chinese adults (64.8% female) completed the territory-wide cross-sectional study. We first removed Items 12 and 5 which had negative factor loading and gender-related differential item functioning (DIF), respectively. The optimal length was then determined as the minimal one that…
Indoor nocturnal noise is associated with body mass index and blood pressure
Indoor nocturnal noise was associated with BMI and blood pressure in females but only blood pressure in males. It is important to control nocturnal noise or use soundproofing materials in buildings to reduce noise exposure
Noise sensitivity associated with nonrestorative sleep in Chinese adults
Nonrestorative sleep was predicted by noise sensitivity in addition to family income, season, exercise, social support, somatic symptoms, stress, and depression
The association between nonrestorative sleep and health-related quality of life in Chinese adults
Nonrestorative sleep scale
The 9-item Chinese NRSS is a reliable and valid tool to measure nonrestorative sleep for epidemiological studies
Nonrestorative sleep scale
Auditory dysfunction associated with solvent exposure
This study provides further evidence of the possible adverse effect of solvents on the peripheral and central auditory functioning. A discussion of these effects and the utility of selected hearing tests to assess SIHL is addressed
Reading Strategies of Chinese Students With Severe to Profound Hearing Loss
The present study investigated the significance of auditory discrimination and the use of phonological and orthographic codes during the course of reading development in Chinese students who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). In this study, the reading behaviors of D/HH students in 2 tasks-a task on auditory perception of onset rime and a synonym decision task-were compared with those of their chronological age-matched and reading level (RL)-mat…
Cantonese Time-Compressed Speech Test
Cantonese is a Chinese dialect spoken by over 50 million speakers in China and around the world. However, few Cantonese assessment tools for (central) auditory processing disorders are available. One common auditory processing assessment tool presented to English language listeners is time-compressed speech. The present study aimed at creating a prototype time-compressed speech test in Cantonese and developing initial normative data for this popu…
Racial Heritage/Melanin and Otoacoustic Emission Measures of Cochlear Function
Researchers have hypothesized that races with high levels of melanin may possess superior cochlear robusticity. This study aimed to examine the relationship between cochlear function and racial heritage, by determining if a significant difference existed in otoacoustic emission (OAE) characteristics and hearing sensitivity between differing groups. OAEs, puretone thresholds, and tympanometric measures were obtained from 18 Caucasians and 19 Afric…
Cantonese Dichotic Digit Test
Little standardized assessment material exists in Cantonese for the assessment of auditory processing disorder (APD) in children or in adults. The present study aimed to create and develop normative data for an APD test, the Cantonese Double Dichotic Digit test (CDDT). A dichotic digit test refers to two different digit stimuli that are presented to each ear simultaneously. It has been recommended to include this test within APD test batteries be…
Real ear unaided response in Chinese young adults
People of Chinese ethnicity account for more than 20% of the world's population. A substantial number of hearing aid fittings occur in Chinese adults each year, often involving real ear insertion gain measures initially developed with Western populations. These measures may not be appropriate for non-Western persons. To determine the suitability of standard Western data, real ear unaided response (REUR) was measured for 40 Chinese young adults ag…
Skills workshops for a problem-based learning curriculum in speech-language pathology
Educators in health science programs are beconling increasingly concerned about the need to develop graduates with life-long learning skills. In order to continue successfully in a profession, graduates must be capable of rapidly integrating new knowledge with an existing framework of deep knowledge. An increasingly popular approach for developing such skills in health science students is problem-based learning (PEL). PEL makes use of realistic s…
Sound-field Amplification
Sound-field amplification is an educational tool that allows control of the acoustic environment in a classroom. Teachers wear small microphones that transmit sound to a receiver system attached to loudspeakers around the classroom. The goal of sound-field amplification is to amplify the teacher's voice by a few decibels, and to provide uniform amplification throughout the classroom without making speech too loud for normal hearing children. This…
Hearing screening for children in community settings using transient evoked otoacoustic emissions
Despite widespread investigation and utilization of transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) hearing screening programmes in the neonatal population, limited research has occurred into the applicability and particulars of TEOAE testing of other paediatric ages. Further consideration must be afforded to screening beyond the neonatal stage. Later, community-based options for hearing screening include the infant period and/or upon entry to prim…
Student speech pathologist attitudes to disabled people
The attitudes of speech pathologists towards disabled persons may have an impact on the outcomes of the rehabilitation process with disabled clients. Professional education itself can contribute to the formation of positive attitudes to disability and disabled people. This study was designed to survey the attitudes of speech pathology students in Hong Kong towards disabled persons, using the Scale of Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons (SADP). It w…
Measuring the understanding of connected discourse
(1999). Measuring the understanding of connected discourse: an overview of methodology and clinical applications in rehabilitative audiology. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing: Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 13-37
Hearing screening for school children with otitis media using otoacoustic emission measures
This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of using a technique other than pure-tone screening audiometry for the identification of slight or greater hearing loss in an urban population of indigenous Australian primary school children. Indigenous children have a higher prevalence of conductive hearing loss, associated with otitis media, than non-indigenous children in the same schools. Transient otoacoustic emission procedures were used as a…
Predicting the understanding of Cantonese connected discourse
Understanding of connected discourse has a high face validity in estimating an individual's ability to understand everyday speech. In situations where a direct measure of connected discourse understanding is not possible, it would be beneficial to be able to predict a person's ability to understand connected discourse from other speech and audiometric parameters. The aim of this study was to predict the understanding of Cantonese connected discou…
Sound-field Amplification
Sound-field amplification is an educational tool that allows control of the acoustic environment in a classroom. Teachers wear small microphones that transmit sound to a receiver system attached to loudspeakers around the classroom. The goal of sound-field amplification is to amplify the teacher's voice by a few decibels, and to provide uniform amplification throughout the classroom without making speech too loud for normal hearing children. This…
Hearing screening for school children with otitis media using otoacoustic emission measures
This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of using a technique other than pure-tone screening audiometry for the identification of slight or greater hearing loss in an urban population of indigenous Australian primary school children. Indigenous children have a higher prevalence of conductive hearing loss, associated with otitis media, than non-indigenous children in the same schools. Transient otoacoustic emission procedures were used as a…
Predicting the understanding of Cantonese connected discourse
Understanding of connected discourse has a high face validity in estimating an individual's ability to understand everyday speech. In situations where a direct measure of connected discourse understanding is not possible, it would be beneficial to be able to predict a person's ability to understand connected discourse from other speech and audiometric parameters. The aim of this study was to predict the understanding of Cantonese connected discou…
Measuring the understanding of connected discourse
(1999). Measuring the understanding of connected discourse: an overview of methodology and clinical applications in rehabilitative audiology. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing: Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 13-37
Student speech pathologist attitudes to disabled people
The attitudes of speech pathologists towards disabled persons may have an impact on the outcomes of the rehabilitation process with disabled clients. Professional education itself can contribute to the formation of positive attitudes to disability and disabled people. This study was designed to survey the attitudes of speech pathology students in Hong Kong towards disabled persons, using the Scale of Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons (SADP). It w…
Hearing screening for children in community settings using transient evoked otoacoustic emissions
Despite widespread investigation and utilization of transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) hearing screening programmes in the neonatal population, limited research has occurred into the applicability and particulars of TEOAE testing of other paediatric ages. Further consideration must be afforded to screening beyond the neonatal stage. Later, community-based options for hearing screening include the infant period and/or upon entry to prim…
Real ear unaided response in Chinese young adults
People of Chinese ethnicity account for more than 20% of the world's population. A substantial number of hearing aid fittings occur in Chinese adults each year, often involving real ear insertion gain measures initially developed with Western populations. These measures may not be appropriate for non-Western persons. To determine the suitability of standard Western data, real ear unaided response (REUR) was measured for 40 Chinese young adults ag…
Skills workshops for a problem-based learning curriculum in speech-language pathology
Educators in health science programs are beconling increasingly concerned about the need to develop graduates with life-long learning skills. In order to continue successfully in a profession, graduates must be capable of rapidly integrating new knowledge with an existing framework of deep knowledge. An increasingly popular approach for developing such skills in health science students is problem-based learning (PEL). PEL makes use of realistic s…
Sound-field Amplification
Sound-field amplification is an educational tool that allows control of the acoustic environment in a classroom. Teachers wear small microphones that transmit sound to a receiver system attached to loudspeakers around the classroom. The goal of sound-field amplification is to amplify the teacher's voice by a few decibels, and to provide uniform amplification throughout the classroom without making speech too loud for normal hearing children. This…
Cantonese Dichotic Digit Test
Little standardized assessment material exists in Cantonese for the assessment of auditory processing disorder (APD) in children or in adults. The present study aimed to create and develop normative data for an APD test, the Cantonese Double Dichotic Digit test (CDDT). A dichotic digit test refers to two different digit stimuli that are presented to each ear simultaneously. It has been recommended to include this test within APD test batteries be…
Racial Heritage/Melanin and Otoacoustic Emission Measures of Cochlear Function
Researchers have hypothesized that races with high levels of melanin may possess superior cochlear robusticity. This study aimed to examine the relationship between cochlear function and racial heritage, by determining if a significant difference existed in otoacoustic emission (OAE) characteristics and hearing sensitivity between differing groups. OAEs, puretone thresholds, and tympanometric measures were obtained from 18 Caucasians and 19 Afric…
Cantonese Time-Compressed Speech Test
Cantonese is a Chinese dialect spoken by over 50 million speakers in China and around the world. However, few Cantonese assessment tools for (central) auditory processing disorders are available. One common auditory processing assessment tool presented to English language listeners is time-compressed speech. The present study aimed at creating a prototype time-compressed speech test in Cantonese and developing initial normative data for this popu…
Auditory dysfunction associated with solvent exposure
This study provides further evidence of the possible adverse effect of solvents on the peripheral and central auditory functioning. A discussion of these effects and the utility of selected hearing tests to assess SIHL is addressed
Reading Strategies of Chinese Students With Severe to Profound Hearing Loss
The present study investigated the significance of auditory discrimination and the use of phonological and orthographic codes during the course of reading development in Chinese students who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). In this study, the reading behaviors of D/HH students in 2 tasks-a task on auditory perception of onset rime and a synonym decision task-were compared with those of their chronological age-matched and reading level (RL)-mat…
Nonrestorative sleep scale
Nonrestorative sleep scale
The 9-item Chinese NRSS is a reliable and valid tool to measure nonrestorative sleep for epidemiological studies
A Short Form of the Chinese Version of the Weinstein Noise Sensitivity Scale through Optimal Test Assembly
This study developed a short form of the traditional Chinese version of the Weinstein Noise Sensitivity Scale (WNSS) through optimal test assembly (OTA). A total of 1069 Chinese adults (64.8% female) completed the territory-wide cross-sectional study. We first removed Items 12 and 5 which had negative factor loading and gender-related differential item functioning (DIF), respectively. The optimal length was then determined as the minimal one that…
Indoor nocturnal noise is associated with body mass index and blood pressure
Indoor nocturnal noise was associated with BMI and blood pressure in females but only blood pressure in males. It is important to control nocturnal noise or use soundproofing materials in buildings to reduce noise exposure
Noise sensitivity associated with nonrestorative sleep in Chinese adults
Nonrestorative sleep was predicted by noise sensitivity in addition to family income, season, exercise, social support, somatic symptoms, stress, and depression
The association between nonrestorative sleep and health-related quality of life in Chinese adults
Service delivery approaches related to hearing aids in low- and middle-income countries or resource-limited settings
Hearing loss is an important global public health issue which can be alleviated through treatment with hearing aids. However, most people who would benefit from hearing aids do not receive them, in part due to challenges in accessing hearing aids and related services, which are most salient in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and other resource-limited settings. Innovative approaches for hearing aid service delivery can overcome many of th…
Medicine (17 works) · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (13 works) · Audiology (12 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (8 works) · Hearing Impairment and Communication (7 works) · Hearing loss (7 works) · Mathematics (6 works) · Noise Effects and Management (5 works) · Population (5 works)