Parmar, B;
Beukes, E;
Rajasingam, S;
(2021)
The impact of COVID-19 on provision of UK audiology services & on attitudes towards delivery of telehealth services.
International Journal of Audiology
10.1080/14992027.2021.1921292.
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Abstract
Objective To (i) identify the impact of COVID-19 on provision of UK audiology services across sectors (ii) compare teleaudiology service provision between private and public sectors before and after the introduction of restrictions and (iii) identify barriers to teleaudiology delivery amongst UK hearing care professionals in both sectors. Design A mixed-methods cross-sectional survey study design. Responses to the structured questionnaire were analysed using descriptive and non-parametric statistics. Study Sample UK based hearing care professionals (HCP) (n = 323) completed the survey (218 public sector; 89 private sector). Results Changes in working patterns varied greatly between different sectors, with 61% of national employed and 26% of independent HCPs being furloughed, compared with 1% in the public sector. Use of telehealth was under-utilised across all sectors and groups in UK hearing healthcare, despite 92% of public and 75% of private HCPs reporting feeling comfortable conducting remote consultations. Conclusion This study highlights a variation in teleaudiology adoption and key barriers across sector in the UK. A collaborative approach between hearing device manufacturers, research centres, HCPs and professional bodies is required for the creation of targeted guidance and training materials according to sector, to support clinicians in effective teleaudiology provision.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | The impact of COVID-19 on provision of UK audiology services & on attitudes towards delivery of telehealth services |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1080/14992027.2021.1921292 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2021.1921292 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology, Otorhinolaryngology, Teleaudiology, telehealth, audiology, hearing aid, remote consultations, audiologist, telecare, TELEMEDICINE, RELIABILITY |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > The Ear Institute |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10139365 |
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