Abstract:
:The purpose of this study was to examine the current status of newborn/infant hearing screening programs in public sector hospitals in South Africa by means of a descriptive survey. Data was gathered using a self-administered postal questionnaire, which included questions on screening resources and protocols, follow-up, diagnostic, and information management procedures as well as timing of intervention. The questionnaire was sent to 86 speech therapy and audiology departments within public sector hospitals throughout South Africa and 44 questionnaires were returned. The findings indicated that 27% (n=12) of respondents were conducting some form of hearing screening. The most frequently reported reasons for the absence of a screening program were a lack of appropriate equipment and a shortage of staff. Institutions with active screening programs face many challenges and programs are mostly unsystematic. Reported findings make a valuable contribution to the field of early hearing detection and intervention by providing a baseline for the development and structuring of early hearing detection and intervention services as a priority in the public healthcare sector of South Africa.
journal_name
Int J Audioljournal_title
International journal of audiologyauthors
Theunissen M,Swanepoel Ddoi
10.1080/14992020802294032subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-01-01 00:00:00pages
S23-9eissn
1499-2027issn
1708-8186pii
902361438journal_volume
47 Suppl 1pub_type
杂志文章,多中心研究abstract:OBJECTIVE:To validate the hyperacusis questionnaire (HQ) in different strata of emotional exhaustion (EE). DESIGN:HQ-scores and uncomfortable loudness levels (ULLs) were assessed in 348 individuals (140 men and 208 women) with low, intermediate, and high EE-levels. RESULTS:Four individuals (1.1%) met the critical val...
journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14992027.2012.695874
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Word recognition is a basic component in a comprehensive hearing evaluation, but data are lacking for listeners speaking two languages. This study obtained such data for Russian natives in the US and analysed the data using the perceptual assimilation model (PAM) and speech learning model (SLM). DESIGN:Liste...
journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14992027.2012.680075
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Salicylate, a common drug frequently used long term in the clinic, is well known for causing reversible hearing loss and tinnitus. Our previous study, however, demonstrated that chronic administration of salicylate progressively raised the amplitude of distortion product of otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs), which are ma...
journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14992020802327998
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acoustically, a room's boundaries can be thought of as dirty mirrors. By repeated reflections, these mirrors generate multiple sound images whose intensities decrease with increasing distance. The sound energy received from these images (conditioned by the inverse square law and atmospheric absorption) sums with direc...
journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14992020600782576
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The purpose was to investigate the relationship between noise exposure and tinnitus among workers with normal hearing and hearing loss, respectively. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 752 workers employed at 91 workplaces, that were investigated by means of full work-shift noise levels, questionnaire data, and ...
journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14992020701581430
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To report the prevalence of hearing loss (HL) and associated factors in a nationwide study. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. STUDY SAMPLE:We investigated the prevalence of HL in 10,845 participants ≥12 years of age and analysed the associated factors with HL from 7434 participants ≥40 years of age. RESULTS:Th...
journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14992027.2017.1373866
更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.3109/14992027.2015.1128003
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Providing appropriate feedback to caregivers is an important part of the paediatric audiological assessment. This preliminary study explored caregiver recall and understanding of audiological diagnostic information subsequent to an initial paediatric diagnostic assessment. DESIGN:A qualitative study was cond...
journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14992027.2012.721014
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Objective: This clinical note describes the Individualised - Active Communication Education (I-ACE) programme designed to improve problem solving and self-management in adults with hearing impairment. Design: The I-ACE was offered to adult clients seeking help for the first time and effects were measured for participa...
journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14992027.2019.1587180
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14992027.2015.1124296
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The study investigated the mental health and other characteristics of people with acquired profound hearing loss (APHL) and contrasted this group with acquired hearing loss (AHL) in general. A survey was completed over the internet by 95 adults and by 27 people who had attended a one-week course of rehabilitation. The...
journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14992020600957335
更新日期:2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The fitting of a cochlear implant together with aided residual hearing was evaluated by means of matching frequency and/or perceived pitch between acoustic and electric modalities. Five cochlear implant users with the Nucleus Freedom electrode array with residual acoustic hearing participated. Psychophysical procedure...
journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14992020802452184
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Objective: To obtain a parental perspective on how audiological tests, including recording cortical auditory-evoked potentials (CAEP) to speech sounds, influenced their uptake of hearing devices for their infant. Design: A focus group was established by parents of hearing-impaired children. A facilitator explored how ...
journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14992027.2019.1592250
更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Tinnitus is a condition that is difficult to treat, and treatment outcomes are difficult to measure The majority of people who experience tinnitus are not troubled by it; however, the troubled minority are referred by an otorhinolaryngologist for specialist clinic help. The aim of this study was to investigate how the...
journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14992020400050052
更新日期:2004-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:In a clinical setting, theories of health behaviour change could help audiologists and other hearing health care professionals understand the barriers that prevent people with hearing problems to seek audiological help. The transtheoretical (stages of change) model of health behaviour change is one of these t...
journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14992027.2017.1309466
更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The speech intelligibility benefit of visual speech cues during oral communication is well-established. Therefore, an ecologically valid approach of auditory assessment should include the processing of both auditory and visual speech cues. This study describes the development and evaluation of a virtual human speaker ...
journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14992027.2018.1511922
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14992027.2011.652677
更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14992020903470775
更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1080/14992027.2016.1214757
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14992027.2011.582164
更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14992027.2016.1226520
更新日期:2016-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14992027.2010.503664
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14992027.2013.873955
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14992027.2014.891057
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14992027.2019.1633022
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1080/14992020400050022
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14992027.2013.817689
更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14992027.2012.752111
更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of audiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14992027.2013.853134
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14992027.2019.1682199
更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00