Combined hearing and vision screening programs : a scoping review

dc.contributor.authorOosthuizen, Ilze
dc.contributor.authorFrisby, Caitlin
dc.contributor.authorChadha, Shelly
dc.contributor.authorManchaiah, Vinaya
dc.contributor.authorSwanepoel, De Wet
dc.contributor.emaililze.oosthuizen@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-25T12:44:05Z
dc.date.available2024-06-25T12:44:05Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-14
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND AND AIM : The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.5 billion and 2.2 billion people have hearing and vision impairment, respectively. The burden of these non-communicable diseases is highest in low- and middle-income countries due to a lack of services and health professionals. The WHO has recommended universal health coverage and integrated service delivery to improve ear and eye care services. This scoping review describes the evidence for combined hearing and vision screening programs. METHOD : A keyword search of three electronic databases, namely Scopus, MEDLINE (PubMed), and Web of Science, was conducted, resulting in 219 results. After removing duplicates and screening based on eligibility criteria, data were extracted from 19 included studies. The Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer Manual and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyzes (PRISMA) Extension for Scoping Reviews were followed. A narrative synthesis was conducted. RESULTS : Most studies (63.2%) were from high-income countries, with 31.6% from middle-income and 5.2% from low-income countries. The majority of studies (78.9%) involved children and the four studies reporting on adults all included adults above 50 years of age. Vision screening was most commonly performed with the “Tumbling E” and “Snellen Chart,” while hearing was typically screened using pure tone audiometry. Studies reported referral rates as the most common outcome with sensitivity and specificity rates not reported in any included articles. Reported benefits of combined vision and hearing screenings included earlier detection of vision and hearing di culties to support functioning and quality of life as well as resource sharing for reduced costs. Challenges to combined screening included ineffective follow-up systems,management of test equipment, and monitoring of screening personnel. CONCLUSIONS : There is limited research evidence for combined hearing and vision screening programs. Although potential benefits are demonstrated, especially for mHealth-supported programs in communities, more feasibility and implementation research are required, particularly in low- and middle-income countries and across all age groups. Developing universal, standardized reporting guidelines for combined sensory screening programs is recommended to enhance the standardization and effectiveness of combined sensory screening programs.en_US
dc.description.departmentSpeech-Language Pathology and Audiologyen_US
dc.description.librarianam2024en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-03:Good heatlh and well-beingen_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health#en_US
dc.identifier.citationOosthuizen, I., Frisby, C., Chadha, S., Manchaiah, V. & Swanepoel, D.W. (2023) Combined hearing and vision screening programs: A scoping review. Frontiers in Public Health 11:1119851. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1119851.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2296-2565 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3389/fpubh.2023.1119851
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/96654
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dc.rights© 2023 Oosthuizen, Frisby, Chadha, Manchaiah and Swanepoel. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).en_US
dc.subjectHearing impairmenten_US
dc.subjectVision impairmenten_US
dc.subjectCombined sensory screeningen_US
dc.subjectHearing screeningen_US
dc.subjectVision screeningen_US
dc.subjectHealth screeningen_US
dc.subjectLow- and middle-income countries (LMICs)en_US
dc.subjectSDG-03: Good health and well-beingen_US
dc.titleCombined hearing and vision screening programs : a scoping reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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