Development of a More Effective Hearing Screening Questionnaire for Infants and Children during Medical Check-Ups.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2016.59.4.273
- Author:
Jiyoung LEE
1
;
Jihye RHEE
;
Su Kyoung PARK
;
Jiwon CHANG
;
Jin Sook KIM
;
Kyoung Ho PARK
;
Hyong Ho CHO
;
Jun Ho LEE
;
Son Moon SHIN
;
Moo Kyun PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. aseptic@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Children;
Hearing;
Infant;
Questionnaire;
Screening
- MeSH:
Child*;
Hearing Loss;
Hearing Tests;
Hearing*;
Hospitals, University;
Humans;
Infant*;
Korea;
Mass Screening*;
Parents;
Sensitivity and Specificity
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2016;59(4):273-280
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To improve hearing screening, we developed a more effective hearing screening questionnaire for infants and children to be utilized during medical check-ups. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: Through literature review and discussions with an advisory council, we selected 10 questions to ask parents at each of the seven screening periods for their infants and children. In total, 223 parents of infants and children with and without hearing impairment (119 normal hearing, 104 hearing impaired) answered questionnaires at seven university hospitals in Korea. The advisory council modified questions with regard to sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative prediction rate, preventing duplication among screening periods, and to address other questions related to development. RESULTS: For hearing screens, we asked five questions per screening period. Collectively, these questions had 40-100% sensitivity and 45-90% specificity at each of the seven screening periods. CONCLUSION: Although we do not advise that hearing questionnaires replace hearing tests, we developed in this study a more effective questionnaire that we suggest could be utilized during medical check-ups to enhance the hearing screening process.
