Project of the countrywide data collecting system for neonatal hearing screening programme in Poland

Mueller-Malesińska, Małgorzata; Skarżyński, Henryk; Ołtarzewski, Mariusz; Szymborski, Janusz; Ratyńska, Joanna

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“…Timely intervention is an important component of any Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) screening program [ 2 , 3 ]. The first neonatal screening programs (NHS) in Poland were designed in the 1980s and subsequent studies took place in the mid-1990s [ 4 , 5 ]. The results of the Polish NHS/EDHI program suggest that the incidence of congenital hearing disorders ranges from 2 to 7 per 1000 births, estimates which have been verified by other studies in the literature [ 6 – 11 ].…”

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A Hearing Screening Program for Children in Primary Schools in Tajikistan: A Telemedicine Model

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BackgroundAccording to the guidelines of the European Scientific Consensus on Hearing (European Federation of Audiology Societies ‘EFAS’ Congress, June 2011, Warsaw, Poland), the detection and treatment of communication disorders in early school-age children is of the highest importance. This objective was adopted by the Polish president of the EFAS Council from the second half of 2011; as a result, pilot programs on children’s hearing screening were initiated in various European countries. This paper reports data from a pilot program in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.Material/MethodsWe randomly selected 143 children from 2 primary schools. Each child was assessed by pure tone audiometry and 2 questionnaires (dedicated to parents and children). The study allowed the validation of: (i) hearing screening procedures in young children, and (ii) data collection via a telemedicine model.ResultsHearing impairments were identified in 34 cases (23.7%) with a 50% ratio between unilateral and bilateral losses. We found a higher incidence of hearing impairment in children than that reported in previous Polish studies.ConclusionsThe data from the present study suggest that it is possible to use a telemedicine model to assess the hearing status of children and to provide a long-distance expert assistance. The latter is very important for rural areas without specialized medical services.

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A Hearing Screening Program for Children in Primary Schools in Tajikistan: A Telemedicine Model

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“…Since it became operational in 2003, the Program has offered universal access to hearing screening tests in newborns. The Program's premise is also consistent with the Polish National Health Program's policy, which since 1990 has been focused on preventive measures [13]. These measures of disease prevention were to be implemented on each of the three types of health care services (i.e.…”

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Effectiveness of health-promoting activities in the area of general hearing screening tests in newborns in Poland

Lisiecka-Biełanowicz

Molenda

2019

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction. An analysis of the impact of health promotion efforts as part of the Polish Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program demonstrated diagnostic efficacy. The health promotion efforts had been efficiently implemented via a proper execution of this long-term Program by the Great Orchestra for Christmas Charity (WOŚP) foundation. Objective. The aim of the study was to demonstrate the impact of health promotion efforts by public benefit organizations by analyzing the WOŚP foundation's involvement in the Program in Poland during 2003-2015. Materials and method. Statistical data for 2003-2015 were obtained from the database of the Department of Otolaryngology and Laryngeal Oncology at Poznan University of Medical Sciences. The analyzed data included the rates of hearingimpairment detection (phase 1), diagnosis (phase 2), and treatment (phase 3) in the newborns included in the Program, as well as the documentation of expenditures based on WOŚP's foundation annual financial reports. Results. A total of 4,672,704 newborns were screened from 2003-2015, which amounted to approximately 360,000 screened patients per year. During the analyzed 12 years of the Program, the mean proportion of children who underwent screening was 96.1%, with an observable, gradual increase in the number of children undergoing diagnostic assessments (phase 2) for a suspected hearing impairment, with the largest amount of money having been allocated to the Program implementation and expended in its early stages. The total cost of financing the Program by the year 2015 was 51,841,712 PLN. Conclusions. The Polish Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Program resulted in an improvement in the quality in the screening test, ensured more thorough diagnostics, and shortened the time needed to implement the appropriate treatment.

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“…In many European and American countries, universal hearing screening is legally regulated [7][8][9][10][11][12].…”

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Hearing loss assessed by universal newborn hearing screening—The new approach

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Mahulja-Stamenković

Bilić

et al. 2007

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

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Project of the countrywide data collecting system for neonatal hearing screening programme in Poland

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A Hearing Screening Program for Children in Primary Schools in Tajikistan: A Telemedicine Model

A Hearing Screening Program for Children in Primary Schools in Tajikistan: A Telemedicine Model

Effectiveness of health-promoting activities in the area of general hearing screening tests in newborns in Poland

Hearing loss assessed by universal newborn hearing screening—The new approach

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