Hearing Loss, Newborn Morbidity
Conditions
Brief summary
The study aims to investigate if proactive parental educating and counselling can minimize loss to follow-ups of parents whose infant fail newborn hearing screening.
Interventions
Educating and Counselling with personal communication for 10-15 minutes and written information about the importance of early identification and intervention for hearing loss are provided by a physician. Also, the information about hearing screening results and an appointment date are provided by a physician.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* The parents whose infants do not pass hearing screening
Exclusion criteria
* The parents whose infants have illnesses and are not ready for hearing screening * The parents who decide to migrate to other areas
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants with loss to follow-ups in all participants whose infants require follow-ups | 6 months | A loss to follow-up rate which is calculated from number of participants with loss to follow-ups divided by number of all participants whose infants require follow-ups |
Countries
Thailand