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Accuracy and Reliab...
Accuracy and Reliability of Smartphone Self-Test Audiometry in Community Clinics in Low Income Settings : A Comparative Study
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- Sandström, Josefin (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Allmänmedicin
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Swanepoel, DeWet (författare)
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- Laurent, Claude (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Öron- näs- och halssjukdomar,Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Umefjord, Göran (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Allmänmedicin
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- Lundberg, Thorbjörn (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Allmänmedicin
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- 2020-01-22
- 2020
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology. - : Sage Publications. - 0003-4894 .- 1943-572X. ; 129:6, s. 578-584
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Abstract
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- Background: There is a lack of hearing health care globally, and tele-audiology and mobile technologies have been proposed as important strategies to reduce the shortfall. Objectives: To investigate the accuracy and reliability of smartphone self-test audiometry in adults, in community clinics in low-income settings.Methods: A prospective, intra-individual, repeated measurements design was used. Sixty-three adult participants (mean age 52 years, range 20-88 years) were recruited from ENT and primary health care clinics in a low-income community in Tshwane, South Africa. Air conduction hearing thresholds for octave frequencies 0.5 to 8 kHz collected with the smartphone self-test in non-sound treated environments were compared to those obtained by reference audiometry.Results: The overall mean difference between threshold seeking methods (ie, smartphone thresholds subtracted from reference) was -2.2 dB HL (n = 467 thresholds, P = 0.00). Agreement was within 10 dB HL for 80.1% (n = 467 thresholds) of all threshold comparisons. Sensitivity for detection hearing loss >40 dB HL in one ear was 90.6% (n = 84 ears), and specificity 94.2% (n = 84 ears).Conclusion: Smartphone self-test audiometry can provide accurate and reliable air conduction hearing thresholds for adults in community clinics in low-income settings.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Oto-rhino-laryngologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Otorhinolaryngology (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- audiometry
- global health
- hearing loss
- mHealth
- smartphone
- telemedicine
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