Current practice, accuracy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the school entry hearing screen
Bamford J, Fortnum H, Bristow K, Smith J, Vamvakas G, Davies L, et al
Record ID 32007000532
English
Authors' objectives:
"This report aimed to determine answers to the following three questions:
What is current practice for the SES in the UK? What is known about the accuracy of alternative screening tests and the effectiveness of interventions? What is known about costs, and what is the likely cost-effectiveness of the SES?"
(from executive summary)
Authors' recommendations:
The lack of good-quality evidence in this area remains a serious problem. Services should improve quality and audit screen performance for identification of previously unknown permanent hearing impairment, pending evidence-based policy decisions based on the research recommendations.
Authors' methods:
Review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1402
Year Published:
2007
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Acoustic Impedance Tests
- Audiometry
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Male
- Mass Screening
- School Health Services
- Hearing Disorders
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
2009 Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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