a Research Group Experimental ORL, Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine , KU Leuven , Leuven , Belgium and.
b Faculty of Engineering Technology , KU Leuven , Leuven , Belgium.
Int J Audiol. 2018 Feb;57(2):81-90. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2017.1406156. Epub 2017 Dec 1.
The aim of this study is to derive a consensus on an interdisciplinary competency framework regarding a holistic approach for audiological rehabilitation (AR), which includes disciplines from medicine, engineering, social sciences and humanities.
We employed a modified Delphi method. In the first round survey, experts were asked to rate an initial list of 28 generic interdisciplinary competencies and to propose specific knowledge areas for AR. In the second round, experts were asked to reconsider their answers in light of the group answers of the first round.
An international panel of 27 experts from different disciplines in AR completed the first round. Twenty-two of them completed the second round.
We developed a competency framework consisting of 21 generic interdisciplinary competencies grouped in five domains and nine specific competencies (knowledge areas) in three clusters. Suggestions for the implementation of the generic competencies in interdisciplinary programmes were identified.
This study reveals insights into the interdisciplinary competencies that are unique for AR. The framework will be useful for educators in developing interdisciplinary programmes as well as for professionals in considering their lifelong training needs in AR.
本研究旨在就整体听力学康复（AR）的跨学科能力框架达成共识，该框架包括医学、工程、社会科学和人文学科的多个学科。
我们采用了改良 Delphi 法。在第一轮调查中，专家们被要求对最初的 28 项通用跨学科能力进行评分，并为 AR 提出具体的知识领域。在第二轮中，专家们被要求根据第一轮的小组答案重新考虑他们的答案。
来自 AR 不同学科的 27 名国际专家组成的小组完成了第一轮。其中 22 人完成了第二轮。
我们制定了一个能力框架，包含 21 项通用跨学科能力，分为五个领域和三个集群中的 9 项特定能力（知识领域）。确定了在跨学科项目中实施通用能力的建议。
本研究揭示了 AR 特有的跨学科能力。该框架将有助于教育工作者制定跨学科项目，也有助于专业人士考虑他们在 AR 方面的终身培训需求。
