Protocol and programme factors associated with referral and loss to follow-up from newborn hearing screening: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An effective newborn hearing screening programme has low referral rate and low loss to follow-up (LTFU) rate after referral from initial screening. This systematic review identified studies evaluating the effect of protocol and programme factors on these two outcomes, including the screening method used and the infant group.

Methods

Five databases were searched (latest: April 2021). Included studies reported original data from newborn hearing screening and described the target outcomes against a protocol or programme level factor. Studies were excluded if results were only available for one risk condition, for each ear, or for < 100 infants, or if methodological bias was observed. Included studies were evaluated for quality across three domains: sample, screening

SUBMITTER: Mackey AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9354382 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature