Lorienne Jenstad, University of British Columbia

Research

Caregiver Communication Health Patient Physician

Latest papers

An Analysis of Bi-directional Associations Between Self-Reported Residual Hearing and Loneliness: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement · 2026
Communication Experiences of Patients With Hearing Loss During Hemodialysis Treatment and the Potential Role of Communication Tools: A Qualitative Study.
Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2026
Hearing Loss and Communication Difficulty in Hospital and Hemodialysis Care Settings.
JAMA network open · 2026

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Using patient-provider communication tools to improve hospital care and outcomes for patients with hearing loss
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$493,425
Clinician-Patient Communication Interaction and Health Outcomes
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$25,000
Association Between Degree of Hearing Loss and Depressive Symptoms in Older Individuals
CIHR · 2009 · Supervisor
$17,500

All 4 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

An Analysis of Bi-directional Associations Between Self-Reported Residual Hearing and Loneliness: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Beadle J, Best J, Jenstad L, Pichora-Fuller MK, Mick P, Levasseur M, Hotton M, Poon BT, Small JA, Borisoff J, Gutman G, Wister A

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2026

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980826100774 PMID: 42578352

02

Communication Experiences of Patients With Hearing Loss During Hemodialysis Treatment and the Potential Role of Communication Tools: A Qualitative Study.

DeBusschere A, Lunney M, Reid S, Verdin N, Love S, Crysdale G, Thompson S, Nicholas D, Boulton T, Schick-Makaroff K, Jenstad L, Straus S, Holroyd-Leduc J, Donald M, Sullivan PJ, Howarth T, Evans J, Tonelli M

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2026

DOI: 10.1177/20543581261454470 PMID: 42293165

03

Hearing Loss and Communication Difficulty in Hospital and Hemodialysis Care Settings.

Lunney M, Wiebe N, DeBusschere A, Szigety S, Crysdale G, Reid S, Verdin N, Thompson S, Nicholas D, Schick-Makaroff K, Holroyd-Leduc J, Donald M, Straus S, Jenstad L, Sullivan PJ, Howarth T, Evans J, Tonelli M

JAMA network open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.8504 PMID: 42048083

04

Hospital care does not meet the communication needs of patients with hearing loss: A qualitative study of patient experiences.

DeBusschere A, Lunney M, Reid S, Verdin N, Love S, Thompson S, Nicholas D, Boulton T, Schick-Makaroff K, Jenstad L, Straus S, Holroyd-Leduc J, Donald M, Sullivan PJ, Howarth T, Evans J, Tonelli M

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0333587 PMID: 41071770

05

Performance of Hearing Test Software Applications to Detect Hearing Loss.

Lunney M, Wiebe N, Howarth T, Jenstad L, DeBusschere A, Crysdale G, Straus S, Schick-Makaroff K, Donald M, Thompson S, Holroyd-Leduc J, Tonelli M

JAMA network open2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.2166 PMID: 40146108

06

Perceptions of older and younger adults who wear hearing aids.

Beadle J, Jenstad L, Cochrane D, Small J

International journal of audiology2024

DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2305279 PMID: 38258789

07

Functional hearing impairment common in Parkinson's disease: Insights from a pilot study.

Jose M, Nene D, Choi MWY, Yu AC, Small J, Mirian M, Jenstad L, Appel-Cresswell S

Clinical neurology and neurosurgery2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2024.108524 PMID: 39260089

Using patient-provider communication tools to improve hospital care and outcomes for patients with hearing loss

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tonelli, Marcello; Evans, Julie M; Howarth, Tanis

Keywords: Equity; Health Services Research; Hearing Loss; Hospital; Implementation; Intervention

$493,425

Clinician-Patient Communication Interaction and Health Outcomes

Nominated PICIHR2018Operating Grant: SPOR PIHCI Network - Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Jenstad, Lorienne M; Jamoulle, Olivier; Mckenzie, Michael R; Wetzel, Monika; Halas, Gayle; Lussier, Marie-Thérèse

Keywords: Caregiver; Communication; Health; Patient; Physician

$25,000

Association Between Degree of Hearing Loss and Depressive Symptoms in Older Individuals

SupervisorCIHR2009Master's Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Macdonald, Mary

Keywords: Aging; Depression; Hearing Loss; Mental Health; Regression Analysis; Self-Report

$17,500

Quantifying hearing-impaired listeners' use of acoustic information in speech

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jenstad, Lorienne

$83,725

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Medicine
Audiology and Speech Science
Pediatrics
Family Medicine
Medicine/Nephrology
Surgery
Medicine/Neurology
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Andrew Wister

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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