ReviewSeminars in hearing2020
eHealth Technologies Enable more Accessible Hearing Care.
Review in Seminars in hearing, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Feasibility, efficacy and effectiveness of community health worker-facilitated hearing aid provision: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Situational analysis of health systems for ear and hearing care in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region: A systematic review and evidence synthesis to inform national policies and strategies.SSM - health systems · 2026Article
- Hearing screening for healthy aging: the U.K. should take a targeted approach.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
- Preset Hearing Aid Program Selection in Low-Income Communities: A Longitudinal Study.Audiology research · 2025Article
- Feasibility of Stepwise Technology-Based Audiometry With Rapid Results (STARR) Protocol in Minnesota Elementary Schools.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
- Hearing loss characteristics and cerumen management efficacy in low-income South African communities: a cross-sectional study.Primary health care research & development · 2025Article
- Digits-in-Noise Test as an Assessment Tool for Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids.Audiology research · 2024Article
- Service delivery approaches related to hearing aids in low- and middle-income countries or resource-limited settings: A systematic scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Mobile Health Hearing Aid Acclimatization and Support Program in Low-Income Communities: Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Scoping Review for a Global Hearing Care Framework: Matching Theory with Practice.Seminars in hearing · 2023Article
- Models of service delivery in adult cochlear implantation and evaluation of outcomes: A scoping review of delivery arrangements.PloS one · 2023Article
- mHealth-Supported Hearing Health Training for Early Childhood Development Practitioners: An Intervention Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Speech-in-noise testing: Innovative applications for pediatric patients, underrepresented populations, fitness for duty, clinical trials, and remote services.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2022Review
- Perceptions of Telehealth Services for Hearing Loss in South Africa's Public Healthcare System.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A longitudinal community-based ototoxicity monitoring programme and treatment effects for drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment, Western Cape.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2022Article
- Prevalence and characteristics of hearing and vision loss in preschool children from low income South African communities: results of a screening program of 10,390 children.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Audiologists' Perceptions of Hearing Healthcare Resources and Services in South Africa's Public Healthcare System.Health services insights · 2022Article
- Software Application toward Accessible Hearing Care Assessment: Gap in Noise Test.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
- Community-Based Ototoxicity Monitoring for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa: An Evaluation Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- ENT from afar: Opportunities for remote patient assessment, clinical management, teaching and learning.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2021Article
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1 author at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Hearing loss is a pervasive global health care burden affecting up to one in every seven persons of whom 90% reside in low- and middle-income countries. Traditional service-delivery models are unable to support and promote accessible and affordable hearing care in these setting. Major barriers include a severe shortage of hearing health care professionals, costs associated with equipment, facilities and treatments, and centralized service-delivery models. Convergence of digital and connectivity revolutions are combining to enable new ways of delivering decentralized audiological services along the entire patient journey using integrated eHealth solutions. eHealth technologies are allowing nonprofessionals in communities (e.g., community health workers) to provide hearing services with point-of-care devices at reduced cost with remote surveillance and support by professionals. A growing body of recent evidence showcases community-based hearing care within an integrated eHealth framework that addresses some of the barriers of traditional service-delivery models at reduced cost. Future research, especially in low- and middle-income countries, must explore eHealth-supported hearing care services from detection through to treatment.
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