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ArticleAmerican journal of audiology2018

Big Data for Sound Policies: Toward Evidence-Informed Hearing Health Policies.

Johanna Gutenberg, Panagiotis Katrakazas, Lyubov Trenkova, Louisa Murdin, Dario Brdaric, Nina Koloutsou, Katherine Ploumidou, Niels Henrik Pontoppidan, Ariane Laplante-Lévesque

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Article in American journal of audiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Johanna GutenbergEriksholm Research Centre, Oticon A/S, Denmark.
Panagiotis KatrakazasBiomedical Engineering Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
Lyubov TrenkovaPazardzhik Regional Administration, Bulgaria.
Louisa MurdinGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Dario BrdaricInstitute of Public Health for the Osijek Baranya County, Croatia.
Nina KoloutsouCity, University of London, United Kingdom.
Katherine PloumidouAthens Medical Group, Greece.
Niels Henrik PontoppidanEriksholm Research Centre, Oticon A/S, Denmark.
Ariane Laplante-LévesqueOticon Medical, Denmark.

Funding

Third International Meeting on Internet and AudiologyR13DC016547 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI PREMINGER, JILL E · 2017 to 2017
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NIDCD NIH HHS R13 DC016547
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe scarcity of health care resources calls for their rational allocation, including within hearing health care. Policies define the course of action to reach specific goals such as optimal hearing health. The process of policy making can be divided into 4 steps: (a) problem identification and issue recognition, (b) policy formulation, (c) policy implementation, and (d) policy evaluation. Data and evidence, especially Big Data, can inform each of the steps of this process. Big Data can inform the macrolevel (policies that determine the general goals and actions), mesolevel (specific services and guidelines in organizations), and microlevel (clinical care) of hearing health care services. The research project EVOTION applies Big Data collection and analysis to form an evidence base for future hearing health care policies.

methodThe EVOTION research project collects heterogeneous data both from retrospective and prospective cohorts (clinical validation) of people with hearing impairment. Retrospective data from clinical repositories in the United Kingdom and Denmark will be combined. As part of a clinical validation, over 1,000 people with hearing impairment will receive smart EVOTION hearing aids and a mobile phone application from clinics located in the United Kingdom and Greece. These clients will also complete a battery of assessments, and a subsample will also receive a smartwatch including biosensors. Big Data analytics will identify associations between client characteristics, context, and hearing aid outcomes.

resultsThe evidence EVOTION will generate is relevant especially for the first 2 steps of the policy-making process, namely, problem identification and issue recognition, as well as policy formulation. EVOTION will inform microlevel, mesolevel, and macrolevel of hearing health care services through evidence-informed policies, clinical guidelines, and clinical care.

conclusionIn the future, Big Data can inform all steps of the hearing health policy-making process and all levels of hearing health care services.

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Big DataEvidence-Based PracticeHealth PolicyHearing AidsPolicy MakingDenmarkHearing LossHumansProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesUnited Kingdom

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PMID30452753
PMCPMC7018447

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