The Effects of Video Modeling of Audiological Testing on Pediatric Patient Compliance

The purpose of the current study is to determine if pre-exposure through video modeling will enhance testing compliance in a population of children who are receiving a diagnostic evaluation for Autism. Another purpose of this study is to determine if pre-exposure to the test setting can increase the compliance on individual test measures. To test the central hypothesis and accomplish the study objective, 2 aims guide the proposed study.

• Determine the extent to which pre-exposure to expectations and tasks that occur during the audiological evaluation will increase audiological testing compliance. Hypothesis: Children receiving the intervention video, which will model what they will experience during the audiological evaluation, will show greater compliance during the evaluation than children who receive the placebo video.
• Determine the extent to which enhanced testing compliance will increase the number of test measures obtained during an audiological evaluation. Hypothesis: Children who are more compliant during the audiological evaluation will allow the audiologist to obtain more test measures in a single appointment than the children who are less compliant.

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

• Child must have chronological age of less than 36 months
• Participation in the Northwestern University Center for Audiology, Speech, Language, and Learning (NUCASLL) Developmental Diagnostic Program (DDP)
• A parent or caregiver who is willing to watch the intervention video, bring the child to/ participate in the audiological evaluation, and fill out a brief survey prior to and following the appointment, and
• Parent must understand English and speak English to their child.

Exclusion criteria

• None