| Newborn hearing screening and follow-up: are children receiving recommended services? | |
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PMID: 20297746 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: Newborn hearing screening programs have been implemented by all 50 states and most U.S. territories to detect hearing loss in infants and prevent delays in speech, language, and social and emotional development. To monitor progress toward national goals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects data from state and territorial programs. This article summarizes findings from the CDC Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Hearing Screening and Follow-up Survey (HSFS) and provides a summary of recent efforts to identify infants with hearing loss in the U.S. METHODS: The HSFS was sent to representatives of U.S. EHDI programs to gather aggregate screening, diagnostic, intervention, and demographic data for 2005 and 2006. We analyzed these data to evaluate progress toward national goals. RESULTS: In 2005 and 2006, more than 90% of infants were screened for hearing loss. Of these infants, 2% in both years did not pass their final screening. Out of those not passing the final screening, approximately two-thirds were not documented as having a diagnostic finding. In both years, the reason reported for the majority of infants was loss to follow-up/loss to documentation (LFU/LTD). Although the majority of infants with permanent hearing loss were receiving intervention, more than 30% were classified as LFU/LTD and could not be documented as receiving intervention services. CONCLUSIONS: The HSFS enables the collection of more complete data that highlight the progress in screening infants for hearing loss. However, data indicate improvements are needed to reduce LFU/LTD and meet the national benchmarks. |
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Authors:
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Marcus Gaffney; Denise R Green; Claudia Gaffney |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) Volume: 125 ISSN: 0033-3549 ISO Abbreviation: Public Health Rep Publication Date: 2010 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-19 Completed Date: 2010-04-02 Revised Date: 2011-07-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9716844 Medline TA: Public Health Rep Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 199-207 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. MGaffney@cdc.gov |
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Aftercare
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organization & administration* Benchmarking Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) Data Collection Documentation Early Intervention (Education) / organization & administration Female Follow-Up Studies Guideline Adherence / statistics & numerical data* Health Care Surveys Healthy People Programs Hearing Loss / diagnosis*, epidemiology*, therapy Humans Infant, Newborn Male Neonatal Screening / organization & administration* Physician's Practice Patterns / organization & administration Practice Guidelines as Topic* Referral and Consultation / organization & administration Severity of Illness Index United States / epidemiology |
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