Feasibility and effectiveness of a population-based newborn hearing screening in an economically deprived region of Italy
| Autor: | Rita Malesci, Gennaro Auletta, Francoise Barrier, Pasquale Riccardi, Monica Errichiello, Alfredo Pisacane, Elio Marciano, Fabiana Toscano, Grazia Isabella Continisio, Paola Continisio, Carla Laria, Luigi Barruffo, Annamaria Franzè |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Pisacane, A, Auletta, Gennaro, Toscano, F, Errichiello, M, Barrier, F, Riccardi, P, Laria, Carla, Malesci, R, Continisio, Gi, Continisio, P, Barruffo, L, Franze', Annamaria, Marciano, Elio |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Hearing loss medicine.medical_treatment Population Hearing screening Neonatal Screening Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) follo up Cochlear implant otorhinolaryngologic diseases Humans Medicine Neonatal hearing screening Hearing Loss education Poverty education.field_of_study Newborn screening business.industry Hearing Tests Infant Newborn General Medicine medicine.disease Italy Socioeconomic Factors Otorhinolaryngology Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Feasibility Studies Female Sensorineural hearing loss medicine.symptom business Hearing lo |
| Zdroj: | International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 77 (2013): 329–333. doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.09.019 info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Pisacane A, Auletta G, Toscano F, Errichiello M, Barrier F, Riccardi P, Laria C, Malesci R, Continisio GI, Continisio P, Barruffo L, Franzè A, Marciano E./titolo:Feasibility and effectiveness of a population-based newborn hearing screening in an economically deprived region of Italy./doi:10.1016%2Fj.ijporl.2012.09.019/rivista:International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology (Print)/anno:2013/pagina_da:329/pagina_a:333/intervallo_pagine:329–333/volume:77 |
| Popis: | Aim To describe the effectiveness of a population-based newborn hearing screening program in an economically deprived region of southern Italy. Methods A screening protocol was proposed for all newborns of the Campania region, starting on January, 2007. For infants identified with hearing loss, information on degree and type of hearing loss and presence of risk factors was collected. Results The infants born in the 3-year study period were 182,188. Among them, 146,026 (80%) were tested with OAE. Sensorineural hearing loss ≥40 dBnHL was established for 159 infants (1.1 × 1000). Among the NICU and WIN infants, the rate of hearing loss was respectively 9 × 1000 and 0.67 × 1000. Follow-up information was available for 111 children (70%), as 48 (30%) got care in other regions or health facilities. Most infants were fitted hearing aids by 1 month after diagnosis and 15 children (13.5%) received a cochlear implant at a mean age of 25 months (SD 10). Conclusions Even in a setting of population poverty, a universal newborn screening program can deliver satisfactory outcomes. The coverage and the tracking system of the program need to be improved, as well as the cooperation between public and private health services. |
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