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Health outcomes in Deaf signing populations: A systematic review.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Factors and mitigating strategies impacting receipt of healthcare by the Deaf community: an umbrella review.BMC health services research · 2026Pooled it
- Comparing the prevalence, incidence and severity of mental disorders between deaf and hard-of-hearing and hearing adults aged 18-60: a systematic review.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Psychological well-being and mental health risks in deaf and hard of hearing youth: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- The influence of mode of remote delivery on health-related quality of life outcome measures in British Sign Language: a mixed methods pilot randomised crossover trial.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Health literacy of the Deaf community: a scoping review.Journal of deaf studies and deaf education · 2026Article
- Communication barriers for d/Deaf people with cancer: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Experiences of culturally Deaf people with health care access and navigation in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative co-design study.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2026Article
- Deaf people's experience of the digital transformation of UK healthcare services: a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Exploring the perceptions and needs of Deaf communities in Austria, Germany, and Greece for developing culturally and linguistically appropriate dementia training courses.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2026Article
- Access to Orthopedic Care for Deaf Patients With Distal Radius Fractures.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- Nutrition inequities in the Deaf community: a call for inclusive public health action.Public health nutrition · 2026Article
- Predictors of health literacy among Deaf American Sign Language users.Patient education and counseling · 2026Article
- Reducing health inequalities in the deaf community: a priority setting exercise.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Development of a health literacy-based hypertension self-management education program using sign language for Deaf individuals.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Delivering public health advice to sign language users: a qualitative study with key stakeholders.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Towards an estimate of the impact of censorship on biomedical literature.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2025Article
- Smoking and e-cigarette use in young adults with disabilities.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Training Medical Students in Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing Patient Care Through Interactive Lecture and Simulation.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2025Article
- What are Deaf sign language users' experiences as patients in healthcare services? A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectives(i) To identify peer reviewed publications reporting the mental and/or physical health outcomes of Deaf adults who are sign language users and to synthesise evidence; (ii) If data available, to analyse how the health of the adult Deaf population compares to that of the general population; (iii) to evaluate the quality of evidence in the identified publications; (iv) to identify limitations of the current evidence base and suggest directions for future research.
designSystematic review. DATA SOURCES: Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, and Web of Science. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES: The inclusion criteria were Deaf adult populations who used a signed language, all study types, including methods-focused papers which also contain results in relation to health outcomes of Deaf signing populations. Full-text articles, published in peer-review journals were searched up to 13th June 2023, published in English or a signed language such as ASL (American Sign Language). DATA EXTRACTION: Supported by the Rayyan systematic review software, two authors independently reviewed identified publications at each screening stage (primary and secondary). A third reviewer was consulted to settle any disagreements. Comprehensive data extraction included research design, study sample, methodology, findings, and a quality assessment.
resultsOf the 35 included studies, the majority (25 out of 35) concerned mental health outcomes. The findings from this review highlighted the inequalities in health and mental health outcomes for Deaf signing populations in comparison with the general population, gaps in the range of conditions studied in relation to Deaf people, and the poor quality of available data.
conclusionsPopulation sample definition and consistency of standards of reporting of health outcomes for Deaf people who use sign language should be improved. Further research on health outcomes not previously reported is needed to gain better understanding of Deaf people's state of health.
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