Hearing care services for adults with hearing loss in Malaysia: a scoping review.

IF 1.8 3区医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-19 DOI:10.1080/14992027.2023.2270594

Maziah Romli, Barbra H B Timmer, Piers Dawes

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Abstract

Objective: This scoping review aimed to identify knowledge gaps in relation to access to, and outcomes from, hearing care services for adults in Malaysia.

Design: Scoping review.

Study sample: 1261 studies from 4 databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Embase and Scopus) and 7 studies from grey literature were identified. After removing duplicates, 647 studies were screened for title and/or abstract, and five studies met the criteria and were included.

Results: Audiologists reported offering a range of diagnostic assessment and rehabilitation services, including hearing aids, assistive listening devices, auditory training, and counselling. However, the uptake of hearing services was low; rates of hearing aid use among people with at least mild hearing loss were around 2.7%-4.4%; 6.5%-7.3% for those with at least moderate loss. There were no data on the outcomes from hearing services.

Conclusions: This scoping review highlighted the limited uptake of hearing services among adults in Malaysia, despite the existence of services. Furthermore, it revealed a lack of information about the factors contributing to this limited uptake. To address the burden of hearing loss, there is an urgent need to identify barriers to access, improve access and uptake, and evaluate the benefits of adult hearing services in Malaysia.

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马来西亚成人听力损失的听力护理服务：范围界定综述。

目的：本范围界定审查旨在确定马来西亚成年人获得听力护理服务的机会和结果方面的知识差距。设计：范围界定审查。研究样本：确定了来自4个数据库（PubMed、CINAHL、Embase和Scopus）的1261项研究和来自灰色文献的7项研究。删除重复项后，对647项研究的标题和/或摘要进行了筛选，其中5项研究符合标准并被纳入。结果：听力学家报告提供了一系列诊断评估和康复服务，包括助听器、辅助听力设备、听力训练和咨询。然而，对听力服务的接受率很低；至少有轻度听力损失的人使用助听器的比率约为2.7%-4.4%；6.5%-7.3%，对于那些至少有中度损失的人。没有关于听力服务结果的数据。结论：这项范围界定审查强调，尽管存在听力服务，但马来西亚成年人对听力服务的接受程度有限。此外，它还揭示了缺乏关于导致这种有限吸收的因素的信息。为了解决听力损失的负担，迫切需要确定获取障碍，改善获取和接受途径，并评估马来西亚成人听力服务的好处。

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International Journal of Audiology 医学-耳鼻喉科学

CiteScore

4.90

自引率

14.80%

发文量

133

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Audiology is committed to furthering development of a scientifically robust evidence base for audiology. The journal is published by the British Society of Audiology, the International Society of Audiology and the Nordic Audiological Society.