Visible and Invisible Health Factors in College Females

75 people participated in an online survey regarding their beliefs on a variety of health factors. Rational Choice Theory was utilized to create the hypothesis that college females will value health factors that affect their personal appearance for the social benefits of attractiveness over other factors. The survey was sent to college-age females via list-serves. It was discovered that there is an association between how much these students care about what others think about them and how much they care about their visible health

Systematic Review of Duration of Cochlear Implant Use on Speech Perception in the Adult Population

Adults with moderate-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss who obtain little benefit from other forms of amplification are candidates for cochlear implants (Dillon et al., 2013). Adult cochlear implant (CI) recipients have a wide range of outcomes which may result from inherent factors affecting variability (Blamey et al., 2013). Factors affecting cochlear implantation outcomes may include: age at implantation, age at onset of deafness, length of device use, and others. As more factors are studied we may gain insight as to what criterion will strongly impact a CI candidate’s outcomes. (Oh et al., 2009). To measure improvements and outcomes of CI recipients', a variety of speech perception testing is used at routine intervals. Understanding the various interactions of patient factors and outcomes is crucial to predicting success with a CI, as well as, improve our abilities to provide appropriate counseling and set realistic expectations for patients. This systematic review aims to assess current research regarding the specific patient factor of length of time a person has used a CI and how it impacts their speech perception abilities