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Almatrafi MA, Alsahaf N, Kabli A, Maksood L, Alharbi K, Alsharif A, Mujahed RA, Naser AY, Assaggaf HM, Mosalli R, Alshareef S, Salawati E. Predictors of Parental Recall of Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Saudi Arabia. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:healthcare11091357. [PMID: 37174899 PMCID: PMC10177918 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11091357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Hearing impairment is a prevalent disabling condition among children; all newborns should undergo a universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS). Unfortunately, many newborns who fail the screening test are lost to follow-up. Our study aims to evaluate parents' perceptions of UNHS and to identify predictors for newborn hearing screening recall in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study involving Saudi parents with 0-to-18-year-old children born in Saudi Arabia was conducted. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were used to describe the participants' characteristics and to identify UNHS recall predictors. A total of 1533 parents were surveyed. Overall, 29.9% of them recalled a hearing screening at birth, while 22.2% reported no hearing screening, and 47.8% were unable to remember. Only (6.9%) participants reported a failed hearing screening, of which 75.9% recalled a follow-up recommendation. Females, parents aged 30-34 years, consanguineous parents, and parents of newborns who were treated with antibiotics were more likely to recall hearing screening compared to others. This study highlights inadequate awareness of UNHS among parents. Our findings support the need to improve the reporting system of UNHS results and implement educational programs to increase parents' recall of hearing test results and ensure early follow-ups for neonates with failed test results.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Otolaryngology, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah 24246, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman 11622, Jordan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Otolaryngology, King Fahad Hospital, Jeddah 23325, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Bayat A, Abdollahi FZ, Saki N, Khiavi FF, Mohammadian S, Bardsiri MM, Hoseinabadi R. Parent’s Satisfaction of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Iran. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022; 74:517-522. [PMID: 36032845 PMCID: PMC9411376 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-020-02355-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Measuring parent satisfaction is an important factor in pediatric health care service programs because parents play a major role in their child's life. The parental decisions are a basis for the success or failure of the child's treatment in many cases. The purpose of this study was to determine levels of parents' satisfaction following the implementation of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) program in Iran. In this study, the Persain version of the parent satisfaction questionnaire with neonatal hearing screening program (PSQ-NHSP) was used to measure parents' satisfaction on information of newborn hearing screening program, personnel in charge of the hearing testing, hearing screening activities, and overall satisfaction. Newborns were screened using transient evoked otoacoustic emissions and automatic auditory brainstem response tests within the first 48 h of life for each ear. Of the 312 questionnaires distributed, 217 parents (67%) responded. The mean scores of the "overall satisfaction" items ranged from 4.07 to 4.29, demonstrating high levels of parent satisfaction with this aspect of the program. More than 86% of parents were overally satisfied with the hearing screening program. In open-ended items, 84% of parents comments showed their satisfaction. The findings of the present study revealed that parents were generally satisfied with the UNHS program. The PSQ-NHSP questionnaire is easily employed and effective method for assessing parental satisfaction with newborn hearing screening programs.
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Krishnan LA, Van Hyfte S, Richards KAR. Newborn Hearing Screening: Early Education = More Satisfied Mothers. Am J Audiol 2019; 28:617-627. [PMID: 31268727 DOI: 10.1044/2019_aja-19-0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Newborn hearing screening (NBHS) has become the norm in all states in the United States. However, parents receive limited information about it, usually at the hospital, and have low awareness about the process. Yet parents and professionals agree that communication about the NBHS process should begin before childbirth (Arnold et al., 2006). Having information about the screening process, simply by being present for the screening and knowing the results, has been shown to positively affect parental attitudes toward NBHS (Weichbold, Welzl-Mueller, & Mussbacher, 2001). Purpose The aim of this study was to assess whether providing expectant mothers with information related to the NBHS process in the 3rd trimester will increase their satisfaction with the NBHS program. Method Partnering with a local obstetrician, expectant mothers were provided with information regarding NBHS. A modified version of the Parent Satisfaction Questionnaire with Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (Mazlan, Hickson, & Driscoll, 2006) was administered to mothers who received information and mothers who did not receive any education. Results Quantitative results indicate significantly increased satisfaction with the NBHS program when early education was received. Qualitative comments from participants support the quantitative findings. Conclusion Results suggest that educating obstetricians and their nurses about NBHS and having them provide information to expectant mothers, as well as having mothers present for the screening, may increase parental satisfaction and therefore benefit early hearing detection and intervention programs.
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- Lata A. Krishnan
- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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- Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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