Audiology, Medicine, and Pharmacy Interprofessional Preliminary Interviews and Discussions: Improving Hearing Health Care in Rural Alabama.
Audiology, Medicine, and Pharmacy Interprofessional Preliminary Interviews and Discussions: Improving Hearing Health Care in Rural Alabama.
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听力学、医学和药学跨专业初步访谈和讨论：改善阿拉巴马州农村地区的听力保健。
DOI：
10.1044/2022_aja-21-00272
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发表时间：
2022
影响因子：
1.8
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Friend,MLouanne
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作者：
Brothers,EmmaB;Hay-McCutcheon,MarciaJ;Hughes,PeterJ;Friend,MLouanne
听力保健的可获得性和可负担性取决于居住地和个人经济状况。生活在农村地区的人的保健资源有限，与生活在城市地区的人相比，他们的贫困程度更高。本研究的目的是确定医生和听力学家和药剂师和听力学家之间的专业合作，以提高获得和负担得起的听力保健在农村community.MethodSixteen家庭医生和医学居民和15个社区药剂师参加了这项研究的可行性。医生和住院医师完成了一项在线调查，以评估有关听力保健的教育以及他们对听力损失干预的理解。他们还参加了小型虚拟焦点小组讨论。Pharmacists参加了虚拟讨论的基础上引导questions.ResultsThe与医生和药剂师的讨论强调了需要更多的教育，资源，并认识到听力损失对整体生活质量的负面影响。从这些讨论的意见被放置在健康行为的社会生态模型，以增加对听力健康behavior.ConclusionsIncreased医疗专业人员之间的合作有可能改善听力保健的那些生活在听力服务不足的地区的国家。进一步的研究将确定如何在农村社区增加有效和可持续的听力保健资源。
PurposeAccess and affordability of hearing health care varies depending on residency and individual financial means. Those living in rural areas have limited health care resources and experience higher levels of poverty compared to those living in urban regions. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of interprofessional collaboration among physicians and audiologists and pharmacists and audiologists to improve access and affordability of hearing health care in rural communities.MethodSixteen family physicians and medicine residents and 15 community pharmacists participated in the study. Physicians and residents completed an online survey to assess education regarding hearing health care and their understanding of hearing loss intervention. They also participated in small virtual focus group discussions. Pharmacists participated in virtual discussions based on guided questions.ResultsThe discussions with both physicians and pharmacists highlighted the need for more education, resources, and awareness of the negative impact of hearing loss on overall quality of life. Comments from these discussions were placed within the socio-ecological model of health behavior to increase understanding of hearing health behavior.ConclusionsIncreased collaboration among medical professionals has the potential to improve access to hearing health care for those living in audiologically underserved regions of the country. Further research will identify how to increase effective and sustainable hearing health care resources in rural communities.