dc.contributor.author |
Meyer, Miriam Elsa
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dc.contributor.author |
Swanepoel, De Wet
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dc.contributor.author |
Le Roux, Talita
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-05-28T07:42:09Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-05-28T07:42:09Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2014-11-11 |
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dc.description.abstract |
OBJECTIVE : A national survey of early hearing detection and intervention services was
undertaken to describe the current status of diagnostic and intervention services in the South
African private health care sector.
METHODS : All private hospitals with obstetric units (n = 166) were surveyed telephonically. The
data was integrated with data collected from self-administered questionnaires subsequently
distributed nationally to private audiology practices providing hearing screening at the
respective hospitals reporting hearing screening services (n = 87). Data was analysed
descriptively to yield national percentages and frequency distributions.
RESULTS : Average reported age at diagnosis was 11 months. Most participants (74%) indicated
that less than 20% of infants fitted with hearing aids received amplification before the age
of 6 months. Most (64%) participants indicated that the average period between confirmed
diagnosis and hearing aid fitting was 1 month, on par with international benchmarks. Only
16%–23% of participants included all diagnostic procedures recommended by the Health
Professions Council of South Africa’s 2007 position statement for minimum diagnostic test
batteries for infants and young children.
CONCLUSIONS : Diagnosis of hearing loss, hearing aid fitting and audiological intervention
is delayed significantly in the South African private health care sector. Improved services
should include integrated systematic hospital-based screening as part of birthing packages
with diagnostic referral to specialist paediatric audiologists for accurate assessment and
management of patients in a timely manner. |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2015 |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.sajcd.org.za |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Meyer, M.E., Swanepoel, D. & Le Roux, T. (2014). National survey of paediatric audiological services for diagnosis and intervention in the South African private health care sector. South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 61(1), Art. #62, 8 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/sajcd.v61i1.62 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0379-8046 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2225-4765 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.4102/sajcd.v61i1.62 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45316 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
AOSIS OpenJournals |
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dc.rights |
© 2014. The Authors.
Licensee: AOSIS
OpenJournals. This work
is licensed under the
Creative Commons
Attribution License. |
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dc.subject |
Survey |
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dc.subject |
Private hospitals |
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dc.subject |
South Africa (SA) |
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dc.subject |
Early hearing detection |
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dc.subject |
Intervention services |
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dc.subject |
South African private health care sector |
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dc.title |
National survey of paediatric audiological services for diagnosis and intervention in the South African private health care sector |
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dc.type |
Article |
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