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Author : Veruschka Naidoo
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Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (793 download)
Download or read book A Newborn Hearing Screening Program in a South African Private Health Care Facility written by Veruschka Naidoo and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Niki Friderichs
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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (956 download)
Download or read book Efficacy of a Community-based Infant Hearing Screening Program in the Western Cape written by Niki Friderichs and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apart from isolated programs in private and public health care sectors, South Africa has no existing systematic public infant hearing screening program at community level. As a result, early identification of hearing loss is certainly not being attained for the majority of infants in South Africa with far-reaching effects for individuals, families and society at large. Screening programs at primary health care immunization clinics have been proposed as an alternative to hospital-based programs in South Africa. The objective of this study was to evaluate the first systematic community-based infant hearing screening program in a developing South African community in the Western Cape. A combined descriptive and exploratory research methodology was followed incorporating aspects of a program evaluation design. The study was of a quantitative nature and the required data were collected by means of a questionnaire and OAE testing conducted by clinic nurses on subjects. A community-based universal infant hearing screening program initiated at eight primary health care clinics in the Cape Metropolitan area was evaluated over a 19-month research period. During this time 6227 infants who were candidates for screening attended their 6, 10 or 14-week immunization visit at the relevant clinic. Clinic nurses were trained as screening personnel. A two-stage distortion product otoacoustic emissions screening protocol was utilized. The target disorder for this study was bilateral permanent congenital and early onset hearing loss and infants referring the first screen were scheduled for a 4-week follow-up visit at the clinic. Diagnostic audiological and medical evaluations were scheduled at referral hospitals when indicated. The study evaluated the efficacy of the program based on coverage, referral and follow-up rates and diagnostic outcomes according to guidelines specified by the Health Professions Council of South Africa 2007 Position Statement. Overall coverage rate across the eight clinics was 32.4% with 2018 infants (aged 0- 14 weeks) screened. The mean age of the sample at first stage screen was 3.9 weeks of age and 13.5 weeks of age for first hospital visit. Overall first stage screen referral rate was 9.5% with 62 subjects (3%) referred for diagnostic services at hospital level after a follow-up screen. The average follow-up rate for rescreens at clinic level was 85.1% and for initial diagnostic assessments at hospital level it was 91.8%. Although minimal hearing loss was not the primary focus of the screening program the outcomes did include those subjects with fluctuating conductive hearing loss and permanent unilateral hearing loss. Prevalence rates were 4.5/1000 with significant hearing loss, including sensorineural (1.5/1000) and conductive (3/1000) losses, and 12.9/1000 for subjects with middle ear effusion.p- The community-based infant hearing screening program was valuable in attaining high follow-up return rates but reaching sufficient coverage may require dedicated screening personnel as opposed to existing nursing personnel. Furthermore, consideration of an alternative community-based platform such as midwife obstetric units may improve coverage and referral rates and prevalence of permanent congenital and early onset hearing loss.
Author : Karl White
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Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Early Identification of Hearing Loss written by Karl White and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frances Kriek
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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (956 download)
Download or read book A Hearing Screening Programme for Infants from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a South African Provincial Hospital written by Frances Kriek and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of early detection and intervention of hearing loss in neonates and infants has been marked by a growing international body of research investigating hearing screening programmes, protocols and outcomes of early detection for hearing loss. In South Africa, screening for neonates and infants in general and particularly for hearing loss is not common practice and is not meeting the needs of the South African population, with very few infants identified with hearing loss early in life. The Year 2002 Hearing Screening Position Statement recommends an intermediate step toward universal screening in the form of Targeted Newborn Hearing Screening (TNHS) as an option for developing countries with limited resources. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) provides a starting point for TNHS because it encompasses a number of risk factors for hearing loss. A combined descriptive and exploratory research methodology was followed to provide a comprehensive perspective on longitudinal hearing screening for NICU neonates and infants at a provincial hospital in South Africa. The quantitative methods included a structured interview to compile risk factor information. Immittance measurements used included acoustic reflex measurements, 226 Hz and 1000 Hz tympanometry. Automated Otoacoustic Emission (AOAE) as well as Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (AABR) screening was conducted. Routine follow-up visits at three month intervals were booked if a subject passed the screen and a follow-up screening for further testing was booked if a subject referred the screening. A total of 49 neonates and infants as well as mothers were enrolled in the first year and followed up for the second year of data collection period. The results indicated that the NICU had potential as platform for TNHS in South Africa. The high incidence of risk factors reported is more when compared with developed countries and highlights the importance of hearing screening in the at risk population for a developing country. The results confirmed reports that 226 Hz probe tone tympanometry produces erroneous responses in young infants. A high correspondence between high frequency tympanometry and AOAE results was found and underlines the need for differential diagnosis to accurately detect middle ear effusion and/or sensorineural hearing loss in neonates and infants. The unilateral AOAE refer rate (7%) was within range of the reported values for initial screening at discharge from the NICU. AABR results indicated a relatively high unilateral refer result (24%) and may be attributed to irritability and restlessness. The highest referral rates in the current study were recorded during the second and third visit and may be attributed to the presence of middle-ear pathology in older infants. The perceptions of mothers emphasized the lack of awareness regarding hearing and hearing loss in South Africa. Lack of knowledge may be a contributing actor to poor compliance with screening follow-up. Despite prevailing challenges, such as a low follow-up return rate, lack of awareness regarding the benefits of early detection of hearing loss, the effect of middle ear effusion on screening results, the cost of hearing screening and different priorities of the national healthcare system, such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus, demonstrated the NICU promise as platform for TNHS in South Africa. TNHS programmes may serve as starting point to direct universal neonatal hearing screening programmes in South Africa.
Author : Elca T. Swigart
Publisher : Pro-Ed
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Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Neonatal Hearing Screening written by Elca T. Swigart and published by Pro-Ed. This book was released on 1986 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Katijah Khoza-Shangase
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1776146581
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (761 download)
Download or read book Early Detection and Intervention in Audiology written by Katijah Khoza-Shangase and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A textbook with case studies for audiologists and speech pathologists to make recommendations for early detection and intervention of hearing impairments in the South African context Early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) is the gold standard for any practicing audiologist, and for families of infants and children with hearing impairment. EHDI programs aim to identify, diagnose and provide intervention to children with hearing impairment from as early as six months old (as well as those at risk for hearing impairment) to ensure they develop and achieve to their potential. Yet EHDI remains a significant challenge for Africa, and various initiatives are in place to address this gap in transferring policy into practice within the southern African context. The diversity of factors in the southern African context presents unique challenges to teaching and research in this field, which has prompted this book project. The South African government’s heightened focus on increasing access to health care which includes ongoing Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs, make this an opportune time for establishing and documenting evidence-based research for current undergraduate and postgraduate students. Early Detection and Intervention in Audiology: An African Perspective aims to address this opportunity. Grounded in an African context with detailed case studies, this book provides rich content that pays careful attention to contextual relevance and contextual responsiveness to both identification and intervention in hearing impairment. With diverse contributions from experts in local and international contexts, but always with an African perspective, this is textbook will be an invaluable resource for students, researchers and practitioners.
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Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (961 download)
Download or read book The Colorado Newborn Hearing Screening Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tennessee. Department of Health
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Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (833 download)
Download or read book Newborn Hearing Screening Guidelines for Hospitals and Birthing Centers written by Tennessee. Department of Health and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (936 download)
Download or read book 2015 Legislative Update written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2001, legislation was enacted to require hearing screenings for all newborns prior to discharge from any South Carolina hospital averaging 100 deliveries or more per year. Established under this mandate, First Sound is South Carolina's early hearing detection and intervention program. Since the initiation of the program, 1,071 infants have been identified with confirmed hearing loss and have received intervention. Eight South Carolina hospitals have been selected to participate in a quality improvement program to improve infant hearing screening practices and reduce rates of infants not rescreened.
Author : Daniël Christiaan De Wet Swanepoel
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Total Pages : 766 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (623 download)
Download or read book Infant Hearing Screening at Maternal and Child Health Clinics in a Developing South African Community written by Daniël Christiaan De Wet Swanepoel and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Khomotjo Sharon Kgare
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Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (113 download)
Download or read book Effectiveness of the Clinic-based Newborn Hearing Screening Programme in Rural South Africa written by Khomotjo Sharon Kgare and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Newborn Hearing Screening Program (Okla.)
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Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (174 download)
Download or read book Newborn Hearing Screening Program written by Newborn Hearing Screening Program (Okla.) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Oklahoma. Maternal and Child Health Service
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Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (192 download)
Download or read book Newborn Hearing Screening Program written by Oklahoma. Maternal and Child Health Service and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nancy Pajak
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Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Report on the Implementation of the Newborn Hearing Screening Program written by Nancy Pajak and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : North Dakota. Children's Special Health Services
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Universal Newborn Hearing Screening for North Dakota written by North Dakota. Children's Special Health Services and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Item is a proposal to establish a Universal Newborn Hearing Screening program in North Dakota. Project will provide for full implementation of newborn hearing screening for over 90% of the babies born in the state and is in response to priority A (statewide programs) of Integrated Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CFDA93.110ZZ): Universal Newborn Hearing Screening.
Author : South Australia. Department for Health and Wellbeing
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ISBN 13 : 9781760835231
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (352 download)
Download or read book Newborn Hearing Screening written by South Australia. Department for Health and Wellbeing and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guideline that provides general advice, and has been prepared to promote and facilitate standardisation and consistency of practice, using a multidisciplinary approach, statewide. This guideline has been produced to ensure newborn hearing screening is performed uniformly across all birth hospital sites in South Australia. -- Page 1.
Author : Katijah Khoza-Shangase
Publisher : AOSIS
ISBN 13 : 1779952147
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (799 download)
Download or read book Complexities and challenges in preventive audiology written by Katijah Khoza-Shangase and published by AOSIS. This book was released on 2023-03-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The success of any preventive healthcare programme is reliant on a functional healthcare system. Within this system of care, healthcare professionals, including audiologists, can only practice safely and effectively if they possess an appreciation of the complexities and challenges that exist in that context. Where healthcare professionals have such awareness that aids them to recognise opportunities for errors that can cause patients harm and where they take steps to prevent these mistakes is where preventive audiology is positioned. This edited book, Complexities and Challenges in Preventive Audiology: An African Perspective, is a sequel to another book by the current editor titled Preventive Audiology: An African Perspective. While in the process of editing that book, the editor identified that a lacuna of contextually relevant collation of evidence on complexities and challenges faced by the field of audiology within the African context in implementing preventive audiology existed. The goal of this book is to delve into these complexities and challenges for various key areas in audiology. All chapters deliberate on evidence-based perspectives grounded in the African context, with deliberate and preferential reliance on contemporary locally relevant evidence that allows for accurate reflection of current complexities and challenges in ear and hearing care delivery within the African context. Contributors were encouraged to be as comprehensive as possible in their review of the literature within the African context, where available. Complexities brought about by context, such as cultural and linguistic diversity as well as traditional and alternative healthcare, on preventive audiology within the South African context, are also covered in this book. As each chapter explores prevailing complexities and challenges, potential solutions and recommendations for all challenges identified are also offered, having carefully and deliberately engaged with local evidence, local context, and local policies and regulations to ensure an Afrocentric contribution to the world of evidence. All chapters in the book have a goal of ensuring that increased efforts are directed towards the provision of clinical services that are driven through best practice by contextually relevant and responsive evidence.
