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National performance indicators to support neonatal hearing screening in Australia [PDF]

, 2013
This paper presents a set of performance indicators for monitoring neonatal hearing screening activity in Australia at a national level, to help measure how well neonatal hearing screening is achieving its aims.SummaryEach year in Australia ...

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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Adult Hearing Screening: Follow-Up and Outcomes

, 2013
Purpose: To screen hearing and evaluate outcomes in community-dwelling older adults.Method: Three thousand and twenty-five adults responded to an invitation to be screened by questionnaire, otoscopy, and pure-tone audiometry.
Parazzini, M., Smith, Pauline,, Pronk, Marieke,, Stenfelt, S., Smith, P., Grandori, Ferdinando,, Thodi, Chryssola,, Davis, A., Grandori, F., Janssen, Thomas,, Schirkonyer, Volker,, Pronk, M., Anteunis, L. I., Davis, Adrian,, Kramer, Sophia,, Thodi, C., Stephens, D., Janssen, T., Anteunis, L. I.,, Stenfelt, Stefan,, Schirkonyer, V., Parazzini, M.,, Stevens, Dye,, Kramer, S. E., Kramer SE, Stenfelt S, Thodi, C;Parazzini, M;Kramer, S E;Davis, A;Stenfelt, S;Janssen, T;Smith, P;Stephens, D;Pronk, M;Anteunis, L I;Schirkonyer, V;Grandori, F, Thodi C, Davis A, Schirkonyer V, Anteunis LJ, Parazzini M, Grandori F, Smith P, Janssen T, Pronk M   +35 more
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Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
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Post-stroke cognitive decline among women in midlife

Women's Health
Background: Stroke is a significant risk factor for cognitive impairment. Women face a heightened risk due to their longer life expectancy and the greater prevalence of stroke-related disability.
Molly Jacobs, Elizabeth Evans, Charles Ellis   +2 more
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Chemotherapy for Spinal Cord Intramedullary Pediatric Low‐Grade Glioma—A Systematic Literature Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric intramedullary low‐grade gliomas (PIMLGGs) are rare neoplasms that present unique clinical and management challenges. Although surgery remains the primary tool for tissue diagnosis and decompression, complete gross‐total resection is frequently unfeasible due to the infiltrative nature of these lesions.
Olga M. Sergeenko, Segev Gabay, Jonathan Roth, Amit Ringel, Rina Dvir, Shlomi Constantini   +5 more
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Universal neonatal hearing screening moving from evidence to practice

, 2004
Recent technological advances have made feasible universal newborn hearing screening and therefore early detection of permanent childhood hearing impairment.
Kennedy, Colin R., McCann, Donna C., Alturo Mendigaña, Sandra, Vidal, Jaidith Eneth, Cárdenas Fragozo, Norelys   +4 more
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Associations Between Parenting Stress, Language Comprehension, and Inhibitory Control in Children With Hearing Loss

, 2020
Purpose Parenting stress has been studied as a potential predictor of developmental outcomes in children with normal hearing and children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Kronenberger `, William G., Blank, Andrew, Pisoni, David B., David B. Pisoni, Andrew Blank, Rachael Frush Holt, William G. Kronenberger   +6 more
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Hearing loss and tinnitus: association with employment and income among young adults

Frontiers in Audiology and Otology
IntroductionAuditory difficulties (i.e., hearing loss, tinnitus, both) are correlated with unemployment, underemployment, and reduced income, particularly among minority populations, Although hearing loss is more common among Non-Hispanic White ...
Molly Jacobs, Elizabeth N. Tobener, Charles Ellis, Charles Ellis   +3 more
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“We Cannot Talk as a Family”: Complexities of Survivorship Communication Among Hispanic/Latino Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer, Parents, and Clinicians

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Young adult childhood cancer survivors (YA‐CCS) have an increased risk of treatment‐related health complications throughout their lives. Lifelong survivorship care is recommended, yet many YA‐CCS experience disruptions in care during pediatric‐to‐adult transitions and do not receive recommended survivorship care.
Kevin Shanchen Pu, Nicole Fernández‐Viña, Briana C. Martin‐Villa, Daniela Ramirez, Rebecca M. Lewinsohn, Mary Smith, Heidi Boynton, Lidia Schapira, Stephanie M. Smith   +8 more
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