Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, Rush University, Chicago, IL.
Am J Audiol. 2022 Sep 21;31(3S):864-875. doi: 10.1044/2022_AJA-21-00192. Epub 2022 Jul 22.
Children with hearing loss and their families face many financial and logistical barriers to accessing audiological care. At Rush University's Student Community Outreach Program of Excellence (SCOPE), a pediatric hearing loss outreach program is under development to address and overcome those barriers through in-person hearing aid fittings and virtual follow-up appointments.
The goal of this clinical focus article was to develop a proposed protocol for SCOPE's pediatric hearing loss outreach program that would detail the use of a bimodal model of service delivery for pediatric amplification services. This clinical focus article provides a general description of the proposed protocol.
The proposed protocol was developed as a guideline for future service delivery within SCOPE's pediatric hearing loss outreach program. Categories and details within the protocol were derived from previously published protocols and clinically relevant research.
The final protocol is composed of six sections, which detail the rationale and target population, necessary equipment, procedures for in-person hearing aid fittings, procedures for virtual follow-ups, outcome measures, and schedule of appointments.
On the national level, access to audiological care for pediatric patients and their families is restricted by both financial and logistical barriers. A telehealth model of service delivery has been shown to be effective in providing high-quality patient care while addressing these barriers. A clinical program using a bimodal model of service delivery will be implemented to address these barriers in Chicago, Illinois. Future investigation is required to monitor the efficacy of the program and develop program-specific materials.
听力损失儿童及其家庭在获得听力学护理方面面临许多财务和后勤方面的障碍。在拉什大学卓越学生社区外展计划 (SCOPE) 中，正在开发一个儿科听力损失外展计划，通过面对面的助听器适配和虚拟随访预约来解决和克服这些障碍。
本临床重点文章的目的是为 SCOPE 的儿科听力损失外展计划制定拟议方案，详细说明为儿科放大服务提供双模式服务交付模式的使用。本临床重点文章提供了拟议方案的一般描述。
拟议方案是作为 SCOPE 儿科听力损失外展计划未来服务交付的指南而制定的。方案中的类别和详细信息源自先前发表的方案和临床相关研究。
最终方案由六个部分组成，详细说明了方案的基本原理和目标人群、必要设备、面对面助听器适配程序、虚拟随访程序、结果衡量标准和预约时间表。
在全国范围内，儿科患者及其家庭获得听力学护理受到财务和后勤障碍的限制。已经证明，远程医疗服务交付模式在解决这些障碍的同时，能够有效地提供高质量的患者护理。将实施使用双模式服务交付模式的临床计划来解决伊利诺伊州芝加哥的这些障碍。需要进一步调查以监测该计划的效果并开发特定于该计划的材料。
