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Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema
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Swanepoel, De Wet
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Eikelboom, Robert H.
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Myburgh, Hermanus Carel
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Hall, James Wilbur
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2015-11-11T05:40:07Z |
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2016-01 |
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OBJECTIVES : The study aimed to determine the validity of a smartphone hearing screening technology (hearScreen™) compared with conventional screening audiometry in terms of (1) sensitivity and specificity, (2) referral rate, and (3) test time.
DESIGN : One thousand and seventy school-age children in grades 1 to 3 (8 ± 1.1 average years) were recruited from five public schools. Children were screened twice, once using conventional audiometry and once with the smartphone hearing screening. Screening was conducted in a counterbalanced sequence, alternating initial screen between conventional or smartphone hearing screening. RESULTS : No statistically significant difference in performance between techniques was noted, with smartphone screening demonstrating equivalent sensitivity (75.0%) and specificity (98.5%) to conventional screening audiometry. While referral rates were lower with the smartphone screening (3.2 vs. 4.6%), it was not significantly different (p > 0.05). Smartphone screening (hearScreen™) was 12.3% faster than conventional screening. CONCLUSION : Smartphone hearing screening using the hearScreen™ application is accurate and time efficient. |
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2016-09-30 |
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hb2015 |
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National Research Foundation (NRF). |
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http://journals.lww.com/ear-hearing |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Mahomed-Asmail, F, Swanepoel, DW, Eikelboom, RH, Myburgh, HC & Hall, JW 2016, 'Clinical validity of hearScreen™ smartphone hearing screening for school children', Ear and Hearing, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. e11-e17. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0196-0202 (print) |
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1538-4667 (online) |
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10.1097/AUD.0000000000000223 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50392 |
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en |
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins |
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© 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Ear and Hearing, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. e11-e17, 2016. doi : 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000223. |
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dc.subject |
Clinical validity |
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dc.subject |
Smartphone hearing screening |
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dc.subject |
School children |
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HearScreen™ |
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dc.title |
Clinical validity of hearScreen™ smartphone hearing screening for school children |
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Postprint Article |
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