Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw, Poland.
Med Sci Monit. 2012 Apr;18(4):SR17-21. doi: 10.12659/msm.882603.
Communication is an integral part of human behaviour. Communication disorders are associated mainly with impairment in hearing, vision, and/or speech, which influences the ability to receive, comprehend, produce, and express verbal, nonverbal, and graphic information. When unrecognized and unmanaged, these very often "invisible" conditions can have a significant detrimental effect on a child's development, affecting educational, social, and psychological progress.
MATERIAL/METHODS: A panel of experts discussed the screening of pre-school and school-age children for problems with hearing, vision, and speech during the 10th Congress of the European Federation of Audiology Societies (EFAS), held in Warsaw, Poland, on 22 June, 2011.
The European Consensus Statement on Hearing, Vision, and Speech Screening in Pre-School and School-Age Children was the result of the scientific discussions. It was endorsed by experts in audiology, otolaryngology, phoniatry, ophthalmology, and speech language pathology from throughout Europe. Key elements of the consensus, as described herein, are: 1) defining the role of screening programmes in the identification and treatment of communication disorders; 2) identifying the target population; 3) promoting general awareness about the consequences of communication disorders; 4) recognizing the need for a quality control system in screening programmes; 5) encouraging cooperation among European countries to provide a high level of public health services for the prevention, identification, and treatment of communication disorders.
The European Consensus Statement on Hearing, Vision, and Speech Screening in Pre-School and School-Age Children will encourage the appropriate authorities of the various countries involved to initiate screening for communication disorders in pre-school and school-age children.
沟通是人类行为不可或缺的一部分。沟通障碍主要与听力、视力和/或言语受损有关，这会影响接收、理解、生成和表达言语、非言语和图形信息的能力。当这些“无形”的状况未被识别和管理时，往往会对儿童的发展产生重大的不利影响，影响其教育、社会和心理进步。
材料/方法：在 2011 年 6 月 22 日于波兰华沙举行的第十届欧洲听力学会联合会（EFAS）大会上，一组专家讨论了对学龄前和学龄儿童进行听力、视力和言语问题筛查的问题。
《学龄前和学龄儿童听力、视力和言语筛查欧洲共识声明》是科学讨论的结果。它得到了来自整个欧洲的听力学家、耳鼻喉科医生、语音病理学家、眼科医生和言语语言病理学家的专家的认可。本文所述的共识的关键要素包括：1）定义筛查计划在识别和治疗沟通障碍方面的作用；2）确定目标人群；3）提高对沟通障碍后果的认识；4）认识到筛查计划需要质量控制系统；5）鼓励欧洲各国之间的合作，为预防、识别和治疗沟通障碍提供高水平的公共卫生服务。
《学龄前和学龄儿童听力、视力和言语筛查欧洲共识声明》将鼓励有关国家的相关当局为学龄前和学龄儿童启动沟通障碍筛查。
