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Swanepoel, De Wet
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Koekemoer, Dirk
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Clark, Jackie L.
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-01-10T07:22:05Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-01-10T07:22:05Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2010-05 |
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dc.description.abstract |
We evaluated the validity of remote pure tone audiometric testing conducted from North America on subjects in South Africa. Desktop-sharing computer software was used to control an audiometer in Pretoria from Dallas, and PC-based videoconferencing was employed for clinician and subject communication. Thirty adult subjects were assessed, and the pure tone audiometric thresholds (125–8000 Hz) obtained through conventional face-to-face and remote testing were compared. Face-to-face and remote audiometry thresholds differed by 10 dB in only 4% of cases overall. The limits of agreement between the two techniques were –8 and 7 dB with a 90% confidence interval of –5 to 5 dB. The average reaction times to stimulus presentations were similar, within –108 and 121 ms. The average test duration was 21% longer for remote testing (10.4 vs. 8.2 min). There were no clinically significant differences between the results obtained by remote intercontinental audiometric testing and conventional face-to-face audiometry. It may therefore be possible to expand the reach of audiological services into remote underserved regions of the world. |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Swanepoel, DW, Koekemoer, D & Clark, Jackie 2010, 'Intercontinental hearing assessment - a study in tele-audiology', Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, vol. 16, pp. 248-252. [http://jtt.rsmjournals.com/] |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1357-633X |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1258/jtt.2010.090906 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15541 |
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Royal Society of Medicine Press |
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dc.rights |
Royal Society of Medicine Press. This is the final draft, after peer-review, of a manuscript published in Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. The definitive version, detailed above, is available online at www.rsmjournals.com. |
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dc.subject |
Intercontinental hearing assessment |
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Audiometric testing |
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Remote audiometry |
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Medical telematics |
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Electrophysiology |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Hearing aids |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Deafness -- Prevention |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Hearing impaired -- Services for |
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dc.title |
Intercontinental hearing assessment - a study in tele-audiology |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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