Audiology in the time of COVID-19 : practices and opinions of audiologists in the UK
OBJECTIVE: To document changes in audiology practice resulting from COVID-19 restrictions and to assess audiologists' opinions about teleaudiology.
DESIGN: A survey consisting of closed-set and open-ended questions that assessed working practices during the COVID-19 restrictions and audiologists' attitudes towards teleaudiology.
SAMPLE: About 120 audiologists in the UK recruited via snowball sampling through social media and emails.
RESULTS: About 30% of respondents said they had used teleaudiology prior to COVID-19 restrictions; 98% had done at the time of survey completion, and 86% said they would continue to do so even when restrictions are lifted. Reasons for prior non-use of teleaudiology were associated with clinical limitations/needs, available infrastructure and patient preferences. Respondents believe teleaudiology will improve travel, convenience, flexibility and scheduling, that it will have little/no impact on satisfaction and quality of care, but that it will negatively impact personal interactions. Concerns about teleaudiology focussed on communication, inability to conduct some clinical procedures and technology.
CONCLUSIONS: Respondents' experience with teleaudiology has generally been positive however improvements to infrastructure and training are necessary, and because many procedures must be conducted in-person, it will always be necessary to have hybrid-care pathways available.
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E-Artikel |
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| Erscheinungsjahr: |
2021 |
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2021 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60 |
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International journal of audiology - 60(2021), 4 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 255-262 |
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Englisch |
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| Beteiligte Personen: |
Saunders, Gabrielle H [VerfasserIn] |
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Hearing-aids |
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Date Completed 14.04.2021 Date Revised 14.04.2021 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.1080/14992027.2020.1814432 |
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| 520 | |a DESIGN: A survey consisting of closed-set and open-ended questions that assessed working practices during the COVID-19 restrictions and audiologists' attitudes towards teleaudiology | ||
| 520 | |a SAMPLE: About 120 audiologists in the UK recruited via snowball sampling through social media and emails | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: About 30% of respondents said they had used teleaudiology prior to COVID-19 restrictions; 98% had done at the time of survey completion, and 86% said they would continue to do so even when restrictions are lifted. Reasons for prior non-use of teleaudiology were associated with clinical limitations/needs, available infrastructure and patient preferences. Respondents believe teleaudiology will improve travel, convenience, flexibility and scheduling, that it will have little/no impact on satisfaction and quality of care, but that it will negatively impact personal interactions. Concerns about teleaudiology focussed on communication, inability to conduct some clinical procedures and technology | ||
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