title: How should hearing screening tests be offered?
abstract: This paper deals with the question of how the general public should be addressed when offering hearing screening. Postal-based questionnaires in the United Kingdom, Germany, and The Netherlands were sent to users of hearing devices, those that are in the process of obtaining one, or those that have indicated that they have special interest in hearing. Results of the survey indicated that respondents were enthusiastic about the idea of being able to carry out hearing self-screening tests via the internet, telephone, or questionnaires. A questionnaire as a method to screen on hearing was generally preferred above using the internet, which was preferred over using the telephone for the test. About 27% of the respondents indicated to use exclusively one method. Most respondents indicated that either method provided would be of interest (41%), 17% indicated not to be interested in conducting screening tests using the internet.
authors.affiliation: Erasmus Medical Centre, Audiological Centre, ENT Department, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koopman
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Davey
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wittkop
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Verschuure
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006320:Hearing Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom