Lenore Holte|Elizabeth Walker|Jacob Oleson|Meredith Spratford|Mary Pat Moeller|Patricia Roush|Hua Ou|J. Bruce Tomblin
Factors Influencing Follow-Up to Newborn Hearing Screening for Infants Who Are Hard of Hearing
University of Iowa|University of Iowa|University of Iowa|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of Iowa|University of Iowa
purpose document epidemiological characteristics group children hard hearing identify individual predictor variables timely followup failed newborn hearing screening identify barriers followup encountered families method authors used accelerated longitudinal design investigate outcomes children hard hearing large multicenter study present study involved subgroup 193 children hearing loss pass newborn hearing screening authors used available records capture ages confirmation hearing loss hearing aid fitting entry early intervention linear regression models used investigate relationships among individual predictor variables age followup benchmark results several predictor variables higher levels maternal education significantly associated earlier confirmation hearing loss fitting hearing aids severity hearing loss variables significantly associated age entry early intervention recommended benchmark met majority children one third met benchmarks within recommended time frame conclusion results suggest underserved communities need extra support navigating steps follow failed newborn hearing screening