The role of the general practitioner in managing age-related hearing loss: perspectives of general practitioners, patients and practice staff

Bennett, Rebecca J.; Fletcher, Susan; Conway, Nicole; Barr, Caitlin

doi:10.1186/s12875-020-01157-2

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“…As a result, they would play active roles in adapting and adjusting the use of HA with better long-term outcomes (Dibbelt et al , 2009). It was not only an otologic physician, but also a general practitioner or others medical specialist should jointly play an instrumental role along the medical treatment and rehabilitation processes (Bennett et al , 2020; Duijvestijn et al , 2003; Grutters et al , 2007; Knudsen et al , 2010). Timely information access about effectiveness of HA and service facilitation since hearing assessment, diagnosis to rehabilitation would bring about the better outcomes and impact on patients’ quality of life.…”

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Factors influencing making a choice and accessing a hearing aid among elders with hearing disability: mixed methods

Dindamrongkul

Riewpaiboon²,

Yimtae³

et al. 2022

IJHRH

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Purpose Hearing aid (HA) using is an option for enhancing the sound transmission. It effectively improves hearing ability during communication. In Thailand, two-third of hearing impaired persons were elders, while the utilization of an HA was low. This study aims to explore how the decision was made on the use of HA among the hearing impaired elderly. Design/methodology/approach Mixed-methods sequential explanatory design was used by starting with a retrospective study to identify the prevalence of HA use and influencing factors including demographic and clinical data. Total, 199 elders with moderate to severe hearing impairment were enrolled. Qualitative data collection for thematic analysis was conducted by interviewing 28 participants to reveal elders’ subjective reasoning. Findings It was found that 25.63% of elders used an HA, whereas age, types of health insurance and disability registration were significant influencing factors. Six themes of subjective reasoning emerged including social activities, disability perspective, social support, medical and personnel, rights and accessibility and benefit of HA, which determined the elders’ decisions on HA use. Originality/value This study broadened insights of the elders’ decision process on HA use, which was mutually made by both health-care professional and care recipients. The elders themselves would make the final decision. Not only objective indications but also subjective reasoning of users played significant roles on HA acquisition. To enhance HA use among hearing impaired elders, patient engagement in decision-making was crucial while hearing counselling and elimination of reimbursement barriers became essential.

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Factors influencing making a choice and accessing a hearing aid among elders with hearing disability: mixed methods

Dindamrongkul

Riewpaiboon²,

Yimtae³

et al. 2022

IJHRH

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“…The final concept map, on average, had seven clusters. Seven studies included reports of the peer-review process [31][32][33][34][35][36][37]. The authors of one study indicated that they followed a reporting guideline when preparing their manuscript [38].…”

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A Systematic Review to Inform the Development of a Reporting Guideline for Concept Mapping Research

Pantha,

Jones,

Gartoulla

et al. 2023

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Concept mapping is a phased, mixed-method approach that is increasingly used in health research to develop an understanding of complex phenomena. The six phases of concept mapping are preparation, idea generation, structuring (clustering and prioritization), data analysis, interpretation, and utilization of the map. The reporting of concept mapping research requires the development of a specific reporting guideline. We conducted a systematic review to identify candidate reporting items for inclusion in a reporting guideline. Three databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, and PsycInfo) were searched to identify studies that used concept mapping methodology. We included 75 concept mapping studies published since 2019 from which we extracted information about the quality of reporting. A third of the studies focused on public health. We identified 71 candidate items that relate to the quality of reporting concept mapping research. The rationale for the study, the focus prompt, procedures for brainstorming, and structuring statements were consistently reported across the included studies. The process for developing the focus prompt, the rationale for the size of the stakeholder groups, and the process for determining the final concept map were generally not reported. The findings from the review will be used to inform the development of our reporting guideline for concept mapping research.

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“…Evaluation of hearing loss is commonly performed by general practitioners [ 17 ]. Still, several challenges may emerge.…”

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The Benefit of Air Conduction Pure-Tone Audiometry as a Screening Method for Hearing Loss over the VAS Score

Giotakis,

Mariolis,

Koulentis

et al. 2023

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Hearing loss is commonly encountered by general practitioners. We aimed to evaluate the screening benefit of air conduction pure-tone audiometry over visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for hearing loss. Moreover, we intended to perform the first cross-sectional study in Greece to assess hearing loss with pure-tone audiometry in young adults of the general population. We evaluated Greeks between 15 and 40 years old in a high school in Karditsa, Greece, and a primary health care unit in a nearby community. Subjects filled out a VAS score sheet and underwent pure-tone audiometry in a room without sound isolation, with air conduction only. We named the latter procedure modified pure-tone audiometry (mPTA). Subjects with pathologic results were examined via otoscopy and standardized pure-tone audiometry (sPTA). Of the 286 subjects evaluated, the VAS score revealed 5 subjects (1.7%) with hearing loss. mPTA (100 s duration) doubled this percentage (in total 3.8%; Pearson Chi-Square test; p < 0.001). Based on sPTA, the sensitivity and positive predictive value of the VAS score were 40% and 13%, respectively. For mPTA, they were 100% and 37%, respectively. mPTA filtered out pathologic cases in a proper, rapid, cheap and simple way and may be considered a proper screening method for hearing loss in primary health care.

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The role of the general practitioner in managing age-related hearing loss: perspectives of general practitioners, patients and practice staff

Cited by 8 publications

References 46 publications

Factors influencing making a choice and accessing a hearing aid among elders with hearing disability: mixed methods

Factors influencing making a choice and accessing a hearing aid among elders with hearing disability: mixed methods

A Systematic Review to Inform the Development of a Reporting Guideline for Concept Mapping Research

The Benefit of Air Conduction Pure-Tone Audiometry as a Screening Method for Hearing Loss over the VAS Score

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