National quality evaluation of peri-surgical hearing care for pediatric otitis media with effusion.
Int J Qual Health Care
; 31(8): 613-619, 2019 Oct 31.
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| ID: mdl-30445550
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a common disease among children that can lead to grave sequelae with respect to hearing. Thus, when treating OME, appropriate hearing care should be provided; ventilation tube insertion (VTI), a standard approach for treating OME, is no exception. This study examined hearing care for VTI and its associated factors, especially at the national level.DESIGN:
Retrospective database analysis.SETTING:
Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database.PARTICIPANTS:
One thousand one hundred and fifty-nine patients who received VTI (age ≤12 years; 2011-12). INTERVENTION No intervention. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Compliance to guidelines sufficient observation time (OBS), tympanogram before VTI (TYM-B) and hearing tests before and after VTI (HEAR-B and HEAR-A, respectively).RESULTS:
The national proportions of completion for each procedure were 30.1% for OBS, 84.4% for TYM-B, 74.3% for HEAR-B and 36.0% for HEAR-A; those of OBS and HEAR-A were extremely low. Age, nasal allergy and even geographic area were associated with differences across completion patterns. Regression revealed some notable patterns. Compared with non-teaching hospitals, teaching hospitals administered HEAR-B most successfully (odds ratio [OR 3.20, 95% CI 1.06-9.63) and the smallest hospital group performed HEAR-B most successfully (OR 2.92, 95% CI 1.14-7.46).CONCLUSION:
Several findings surfaced concerning VTI-related hearing care and its association with many clinical and socioeconomic factors in this national study. These findings could serve as a map for improving hearing care quality among children with OME.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Acoustic Impedance Tests
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Otitis Media with Effusion
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Hearing Tests
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Qual Health Care
Journal subject:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Taiwan