title: [Newborn Hearing Screening - Results of a Parental Survey in Saxony-Anhalt].
abstract: Background:In recent years quality assurance has become an essential part of today's health-care system in the wake of the modern patient-oriented quality management. With the statutory introduction of newborn hearing screening (NHS) in 2009, a quality assurance of these early detection methods has become necessary. The aim of the study was to determine patient satisfaction in relation to the NHS in Saxony-Anhalt.Patients/Methods:During the period from November 2013 to April 2014, 394 parents were retrospectively interviewed about their experiences and expectations in relation to the NHS, using a standardised questionnaire. In total, 21 child care centres and 6 paediatric primary care centres from all over Saxony-Anhalt were involved.Results:It turns out that the majority of parents are satisfied with the NHS and 97.7% are in favour of the offer of an NHS. Of the surveyed parents, 69.3% felt the information as sufficient. However, only 66.2% of parents took a closer look at the leaflet issued by the G-BA. In addition, 17.7% of respondents are dissatisfied with the professional competence of the examining staff.Conclusion:The study shows that the general attitude among parents towards newborn hearing screening was very positive. They felt reassured by it although there are some aspects still open to criticism.
authors.affiliation: Neugeborenen-Hörscreening, Trackingstelle Sachsen-Anhalt, Fehlbildungsmonitoring, Sachsen-Anhalt an der Medizinischen Fakultät der Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Magdeburg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Sozial- und Gesundheitswesen, Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal, Magdeburg.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fechner
authors.affiliation: Neugeborenen-Hörscreening, Trackingstelle Sachsen-Anhalt, Fehlbildungsmonitoring, Sachsen-Anhalt an der Medizinischen Fakultät der Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Magdeburg.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Köhn
authors.affiliation: Neugeborenen-Hörscreening, Trackingstelle Sachsen-Anhalt, Fehlbildungsmonitoring, Sachsen-Anhalt an der Medizinischen Fakultät der Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Magdeburg.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rißmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006320:Hearing Tests / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D045808:Refusal to Participate; D055815:Young Adult