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Improving the Efficiency of the Digits-in-Noise Hearing Screening Test: A Comparison between Four Different Test Procedures
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Dambha, Tasneem; Swanepoel, De Wet; Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; De Sousa, Karina C.; Graham, Marien A.; Smits, Cas – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: This study compared the test characteristics, test-retest reliability, and test efficiency of three novel digits-in-noise (DIN) test procedures to a conventional antiphasic 23-trial adaptive DIN (D23). Method: One hundred twenty participants with an average age of 42 years (SD = 19) were included. Participants were tested and retested…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Screening Tests, Efficiency, Test Format
Referral Criteria for Preschool Hearing Screening in Resource-Constrained Settings: A Comparison of Protocols
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Eksteen, Susan; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Launer, Stefan; Kuper, Hannah; Swanepoe, De Wet – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: This study aimed to describe and compare the performance of two screening protocols used for preschool hearing screening in resource-constrained settings. Method: Secondary data analysis was done to determine the performance of two protocols implemented during a preschool hearing screening program using mobile health technology in South…
Descriptors: Referral, Criteria, Preschool Children, Auditory Tests
Combined Screening of Early Childhood Development, Hearing and Vision by Community Health Workers Using mHealth Tools in a Low-Income Community
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Fuchs, Kirsty; van der Linde, Jeannie; Eccles, Renata; Swanepoel, De Wet; Graham, Marien Alet; du Toit, Maria – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
Children in low-income communities are at risk for developmental delays and sensory losses. mHealth screening tools enable community health workers to detect developmental delays and sensory losses. This study aims to describe a combined (developmental and sensory -- hearing and vision) mHealth-supported screening programme conducted by community…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Screening Tests, Auditory Tests, Vision Tests
Community-Based Hearing and Vision Screening in Schools in Low-Income Communities Using Mobile Health Technologies
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Manus, Michelle; van der Linde, Jeannie; Kuper, Hannah; Olinger, Renate; Swanepoel, De Wet – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Introduction: Globally, more than 50 million children have hearing or vision loss. Most of these sensory losses are identified late due to a lack of systematic screening, making treatment and rehabilitation less effective. Mobile health (mHealth), which is the use of smartphones or wireless devices in health care, can improve access to screening…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Visual Impairments, Screening Tests, Low Income Groups