Uptake of internet-delivered UK adult hearing assessment

Piers Dawes; Kevin J Munro; Timothy L Frank; David R Moore; Chris Armitage; Antonia Marsden; Jane Lees; Harvey Dillon

doi:10.1080/14992027.2021.1886353

Uptake of internet-delivered UK adult hearing assessment

Piers Dawes, Kevin J Munro, Timothy L Frank, David R Moore, Chris Armitage, Antonia Marsden, Jane Lees, Harvey Dillon

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate uptake of the internet-based hearing test, with respect to the 11% of UK adults that have hearing loss but do not use hearing aids.

DESIGN: Feasibility study in a primary care practice in the North of England.

STUDY SAMPLE: Adults aged 50-74 years were sent postal invitations to complete an internet hearing test (N = 600). Those who completed the test, those who failed (>35 dB HL in the better ear) and demographic correlates (age, gender, ethnicity and socioeconomic level) were recorded.

RESULTS: 11.2% of invited adults completed the hearing test and 7.7% failed it. Those who took the test tended to have a higher socioeconomic background than those who did not. There were no differences in age, ethnicity or gender between those who took the test and those who did not.

CONCLUSIONS: An estimated 70% (7.7%/11.0%) of adults with hearing loss but who do not use hearing aids took the test. Uptake was equitable across most demographic categories. Uptake was high among a study sample that was substantially more deprived than the general UK population. Internet-based hearing testing offers an efficient paradigm for identifying hearing loss.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	International Journal of Audiology
Early online date	6 Apr 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2021.1886353
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 6 Apr 2021

Keywords

Hearing mass screening telemedicine primary care

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Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD)
Munro, K. (PI), Millman, R. (PI), Lamb, W. (Support team), Dawes, P. (PI), Plack, C. (PI), Stone, M. (PI), Kluk-De Kort, K. (PI), Moore, D. (PI), Morton, C. (PI), Prendergast, G. (PI), Couth, S. (PI), Schlittenlacher, J. (PI), Chilton, H. (PI), Visram, A. (Researcher), Dillon, H. (PI), Guest, H. (Researcher), Heinrich, A. (PI), Jackson, I. (Researcher), Littlejohn, J. (Researcher), Jones, L. (PI), Lough, M. (Researcher), Morgan, R. (Researcher), Perugia, E. (Researcher), Roughley, A. (Researcher), Whiston, H. (Researcher), Wright, C. (Support team), Saunders, G. (PI), Kelly, C. (PI), Cross, H. (Researcher), Loughran, M. (Researcher), Hoseinabadi, R. (PI) & Vercammen, C. (PI)
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