Uptake of internet-delivered UK adult hearing assessment

被引：2

作者：

Dawes, Piers ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Munro, Kevin J. ^{[1
,2
]}

Frank, Timothy L. ^{[4
,5
]}

Moore, David R. ^{[1
,2
,6
]}

Armitage, Chris ^{[2
,7
,8
]}

Marsden, Antonia ^{[9
]}

Lees, Jane ^{[1
]}

Dillon, Harvey ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Manchester, Sch Hlth Sci, Manchester Ctr Audiol & Deafness, Ellen Wilkinson Bldg, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England

[2] Manchester Univ NHS Fdn Trust MFT, Hlth Sci Ctr, Manchester Acad, Manchester, Lancs, England

[3] Macquarie Univ, Dept Linguist, Sydney, NSW, Australia

[4] Univ Hosp South Manchester NHS Fdn Trust, Hlth Sci Ctr, Manchester Acad, Manchester, Lancs, England

[5] NIHR South Manchester Resp & Allergy Clin Res Fac, Manchester, Lancs, England

[6] Cincinnati Childrens Hosp, Med Ctr, Commun Sci Res Ctr, Cincinnati, OH USA

[7] Univ Manchester, Sch Hlth Sci, Manchester Ctr Hlth Psychol, Manchester, Lancs, England

[8] NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translat R, Manchester, Lancs, England

[9] Univ Manchester, Sch Hlth Sci, Fac Biol Med & Hlth, Manchester, Lancs, England

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY | 2021年 / 60卷 / 11期

关键词：

Hearing mass screening telemedicine primary care;

D O I：

10.1080/14992027.2021.1886353

中图分类号：

R36 [病理学]; R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];

学科分类号：

100104 ; 100213 ;

摘要：

Objective To evaluate uptake of the internet-based hearing test, with respect to the 11% of UK adults that have hearing loss but do not use hearing aids. Design Feasibility study in a primary care practice in the North of England. Study Sample Adults aged 50-74 years were sent postal invitations to complete an internet hearing test (N = 600). Those who completed the test, those who failed (>35 dB HL in the better ear) and demographic correlates (age, gender, ethnicity and socioeconomic level) were recorded. Results 11.2% of invited adults completed the hearing test and 7.7% failed it. Those who took the test tended to have a higher socioeconomic background than those who did not. There were no differences in age, ethnicity or gender between those who took the test and those who did not. Conclusions An estimated 70% (7.7%/11.0%) of adults with hearing loss but who do not use hearing aids took the test. Uptake was equitable across most demographic categories. Uptake was high among a study sample that was substantially more deprived than the general UK population. Internet-based hearing testing offers an efficient paradigm for identifying hearing loss.

引用

页码：885 / 889

页数：5

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