Timeliness of service delivery for children with later-identified mild-to-severe hearing loss

Elizabeth A Walker; Lenore Holte; Meredith Spratford; Jacob Oleson; Anne Welhaven; Melody Harrison

doi:10.1044/1059-0889(2013/13-0031)

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Timeliness of service delivery for children with later-identified mild-to-severe hearing loss

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Timeliness of service delivery for children with later-identified mild-to-severe hearing loss

Elizabeth A Walker, Lenore Holte, Meredith Spratford, Jacob Oleson, Anne Welhaven and Melody Harrison

American journal of audiology, Vol.23(1), pp.116-128

03/2014

DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2013/13-0031)

PMCID: PMC3950303

PMID: 24018573

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Abstract

In this study, the authors examined diagnostic and intervention services for children identified with hearing loss (HL) after the newborn period. The authors compared ages at service delivery and length of delays between service delivery steps for 57 later-identified children with HL and 193 children who referred for assessment from the newborn hearing screen (NHS). For only later-identified children, regression models were used to investigate relationships among predictor variables and dependent variables related to service delivery. Children who referred from the NHS received follow-up services at younger ages than later-identified children. Later-identified children had significantly longer delays from HL confirmation to entry into early intervention, compared to children who referred from the NHS. For later-identified children, degree of HL predicted ages at follow-up clinical services. Children with more severe HL received services at younger ages compared to children with milder HL. Gender predicted the length of the delay from confirmation to entry into early intervention, with girls demonstrating shorter delays. The current results lend support to the need for ongoing hearing monitoring programs after the neonatal period, particularly when children enter early intervention programs because of language/developmental delays.

Severity of Illness Index

Hearing Loss - diagnosis

Time-to-Treatment - statistics & numerical data

Humans

Hearing Loss - rehabilitation

Female

Infant

Male

Retrospective Studies

Delayed Diagnosis

Neonatal Screening

Infant, Newborn

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Title: Subtitle: Timeliness of service delivery for children with later-identified mild-to-severe hearing loss
Creators: Elizabeth A Walker - University of Iowa, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Lenore Holte
Meredith Spratford
Jacob Oleson
Anne Welhaven
Melody Harrison
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of audiology, Vol.23(1), pp.116-128
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2013/13-0031)
PMID: 24018573
PMCID: PMC3950303
NLM abbreviation: Am J Audiol
ISSN: 1059-0889
eISSN: 1558-9137
Publisher: United States
Grant note: R01 DC009560 / NIDCD NIH HHS P30 DC004662 / NIDCD NIH HHS 5 R01 DC009560-03 / NIDCD NIH HHS P50 DC000242 / NIDCD NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 03/2014
Academic Unit: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Biostatistics; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9983997356202771

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