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ArticlePLOS global public health2024

Service delivery approaches related to hearing aids in low- and middle-income countries or resource-limited settings: A systematic scoping review.

Lauren K Dillard, Carolina M Der, Ariane Laplante-Lévesque, De Wet Swanepoel, Peter R Thorne, Bradley McPherson, Victor de Andrade, John Newall, Hubert D Ramos, Annette Kaspar and 3 more

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Article in PLOS global public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 12 institutions in 9 countries.

Lauren K DillardDepartment of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8631-1341
Carolina M DerDepartment of Noncommunicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8752-6758
Ariane Laplante-LévesqueHealth Workforce and Service Delivery Unit, Division of Country Health Policies and Systems, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4170-2426
De Wet SwanepoelDepartment of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8313-1636
Peter R ThorneSection of Audiology and Eisdell Moore Centre, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0214-0210
Bradley McPhersonCentre for Hearing Research, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7982-1033
Victor de AndradeDepartment of Speech Pathology and Audiology School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7494-0527
John NewallDepartment of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Hubert D RamosMaster in Clinical Audiology Program, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.
Annette KasparENT Clinic, Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital, Apia, Samoa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4035-3236
Carrie L NiemanDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5284-3785
Jackie L ClarkUniversity of Texas at Dallas-AuD Program, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.
Shelly ChadhaDepartment of Noncommunicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
World Health Organization · CHJohns Hopkins University · USLinköping University · SEMacquarie University · AUMedical University of South Carolina · USNational University of Samoa · WSThe University of Queensland · AUThe University of Texas at Dallas · USUniversity of Auckland · NZUniversity of Pretoria · ZAUniversity of Santo Tomas · PHUniversity of the Witwatersrand · ZA

Funding

Accessible Hearing Care for Reduction of Disruptive Behaviors and Caregiver Burden in DementiaK23AG059900 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI NIEMAN, CARRIE L · 2018 to 2022
$992k
Extending Capacity for Affordable, Accessible Hearing Care through Peer MentorshipR21DC020149 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI NIEMAN, CARRIE L · 2022 to 2022
$246k
NIA NIH HHS K23 AG059900NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC020149World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hearing loss is an important global public health issue which can be alleviated through treatment with hearing aids. However, most people who would benefit from hearing aids do not receive them, in part due to challenges in accessing hearing aids and related services, which are most salient in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and other resource-limited settings. Innovative approaches for hearing aid service delivery can overcome many of the challenges related to access, including that of limited human resources trained to provide ear and hearing care. The purpose of this systematic scoping review is to synthesize evidence on service delivery approaches for hearing aid provision in LMIC and resource-limited settings. We searched 3 databases (PubMed, Scopus, Ovid MEDLINE) for peer-reviewed articles from 2000 to 2022 that focused on service delivery approaches related to hearing aids in LMIC or resource-limited settings. Fifteen peer-reviewed articles were included, which described hospital-based (3 studies), large-scale donation program (1 studies), community-based (7 studies), and remote (telehealth; 4 studies) service delivery approaches. Key findings are that hearing aid services can be successfully delivered in hospital- and community-based settings, and remotely, and that both qualified hearing care providers and trained non-specialists can provide quality hearing aid services. Service delivery approaches focused on community-based and remote care, and task sharing among qualified hearing care providers and trained non-specialists can likely improve access to hearing aids worldwide, thereby reducing the burden of untreated hearing loss.

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PMID38266001
PMCPMC10807760
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