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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Telehealth in audiology: The need and potential to reach underserved communities
International Journal of Audiology, Volume 49, No. 3, Year 2010
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Description
Permanent hearing loss is a leading global health care burden, with 1 in 10 people affected to a mild or greater degree. A shortage of trained healthcare professionals and associated infrastructure and resource limitations mean that hearing health services are unavailable to the majority of the world population. Utilizing information and communication technology in hearing health care, or tele-audiology, combined with automation offer unique opportunities for improved clinical care, widespread access to services, and more cost-effective and sustainable hearing health care. Tele-audiology demonstrates significant potential in areas such as education and training of hearing health care professionals, paraprofessionals, parents, and adults with hearing disorders; screening for auditory disorders; diagnosis of hearing loss; and intervention services. Global connectivity is rapidly growing with increasingly widespread distribution into underserved communities where audiological services may be facilitated through telehealth models. Although many questions related to aspects such as quality control, licensure, jurisdictional responsibility, certification and reimbursement still need to be addressed; no alternative strategy can currently offer the same potential reach for impacting the global burden of hearing loss in the near and foreseeable future. © British Society of Audiology, International Society of Audiology, and Nordic Audiological Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Swanepoel, De Wet
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
United States, Richardson
The University of Texas at Dallas
Clark, Jackie L.
United States, Richardson
The University of Texas at Dallas
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Koekemoer, Dirk
South Africa, Sandton
Research and Development Department
Hall, James W.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
United States, Gainesville
University of Florida
Krumm, Mark
United States, Kent
Kent State University
Ferrari, Deborah V.
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
McPherson, Bradley
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
Olusanya, Bolajoko Olubukunola
Nigeria, Lagos
University of Lagos
Mars, Maurice
South Africa, Durban
The Nelson R. Mandela Medical School
Russo, Iéda
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
Barajas, Jose J.
Spain, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Clnica Barajas
Statistics
Citations: 213
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 12
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3109/14992020903470783
ISSN:
14992027
e-ISSN:
17088186
Research Areas
Disability
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study