Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Individuals With Hearing Loss and Audiology Practice in a Developing Country.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the challenges faced by individuals with hearing loss at a time when many nations were attempting to move from the COVID-19 pandemic to endemic. Design: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on Malaysian adults with hearing loss to determine the impact of th...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Audiology Vol. 32; pp. 59 - 70 |
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Mar2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=162192794&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 162192794 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10590889 5KS jtl: American Journal of Audiology issn: 10590889 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2023 vid: 32 pid: 42 pub: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association place: Rockville, Maryland artinfo: ui: 162192794 162192794 162192794 10.1044/2022_AJA-22-00033 162192794 ppf: 59 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Individuals With Hearing Loss and Audiology Practice in a Developing Country. aug: au: Tian Kar Quar Nor Rashid, Mohd Fadzil Mohd Rosdi, Muhd Yusran Wan Syafira Ishak Foong Yen Chong affil: Audiology Programme, Center for Rehabilitation & Special Needs Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi sug: subj: COVID-19 Pandemic Psychosocial Factors Rehabilitation of Persons with Hearing Loss Psychosocial Factors Hearing Disorders Therapy Health Care Delivery Human Male Female Adolescence Young Adult Adult Middle Age Malaysia Developing Countries Questionnaires Convenience Sample Pilot Studies Field Studies Cross Sectional Studies Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Inferential Statistics Paired T-Tests Pearson's Correlation Coefficient One-Way Analysis of Variance Health Services Accessibility Telehealth Hearing Aid Care Communication Barriers Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: Objective: This study aimed to determine the challenges faced by individuals with hearing loss at a time when many nations were attempting to move from the COVID-19 pandemic to endemic. Design: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on Malaysian adults with hearing loss to determine the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on hearing aid management, communication difficulties, psychosocial challenges, and access to audiological services. Study Sample: One hundred forty-six individuals aged 18 years old and above with hearing loss were recruited from hearing health care centers to participate in the survey. Results: Many of the participants (54.2%) reported significant difficulties communicating with people wearing face masks. For hearing aid management, repairing (36.3%) and fine-tuning devices (30.2%) were considered more challenging than obtaining a battery (21.3%). The COVID-19 pandemic had a serious psychosocial impact on a small portion of the individuals surveyed. Remote services were rarely offered by the audiologists, and most participants preferred in-person treatment. However, the majority perceived that creating awareness and training on telehealth was important. Conclusions: Effective management for people with hearing loss needs to consider the challenges faced by them, as the world prepares to live with the coronavirus. Clinical protocols should consider providing a service that is helpful for the clients as well as safe and sustainable in future pandemics. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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