A pragmatic clinical trial of hearing screening in primary care clinics: cost-effectiveness of hearing screening.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hearing loss is a high prevalence condition among older adults, is associated with higher-than-average risk for poor health outcomes and quality of life, and is a public health concern to individuals, families, communities, professionals, governments, and policy makers. Although low-cost hearing screening (HS) is widely available, most older adults are not asked about hearing during health care visits. A promising approach to addressing unmet needs in hearing health care is HS in primary care (PC) clinics; most PC providers (PCPs) do not inquire about hearing loss. However, no cost assessment of HS in community PC settings has been conducted in the United States. Thus, this study conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis of HS using results from a pragmatic clinic trial th

SUBMITTER: Dubno JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9233354 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature