I recently made a video about my decision to have a cochlear implant and what is important to take into account when making any health decision. It’s wonderfully illustrated by Karen Morley – thank you Karen! But here’s a confession – I have made a mistake in it, to which I’m grateful to have been alerted by a colleague. She says that whilst I’m right that hearing about the experiences of someone’s aunty is anecdotal, “if you had read some well-done qualitative research about adults’ experiences of getting a cochlear implant, I hope that would have been helpful and is certainly legitimate evidence.” Gosh yes. I’m only sorry I hadn’t thought of it at the time (where did my brain go that week?!). So please bear that in mind when you watch the video.

We showed this as part of a recent Cochrane UK webinar, in which doctors and patients discussed experiences of health decision-making and things to consider. You can see a recording of the webinar here: https://youtu.be/A5q_Ur7sKE0

The videos do have captions so just be sure to switch on CC when you watch them!

You might also be interested in my Evidently Cochrane blog on Making health decisions: things that can help, which includes lots of useful resources. Evidently Cochrane is Cochrane UK’s blog and many of the blogs share Cochrane evidence along with experience (patient and/or professional) and trustworthy resources, so do take a look. For full transparency, I am an Evidently Cochrane editor and blogger!

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