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Acceptability of Audiovestibular Assessment in the Home-A Patient Survey.
Male, Amanda J; Koohi, Nehzat; Holmes, Sarah L; Pitceathly, Robert D S; Kaski, Diego.
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  • Male AJ; SENSE Research Unit, Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, Institute of Neurology, University College London, 33 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
  • Koohi N; SENSE Research Unit, Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, Institute of Neurology, University College London, 33 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
  • Holmes SL; NHS Highly Specialised Service for Rare Mitochondrial Disorders, Queen Square Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
  • Pitceathly RDS; NHS Highly Specialised Service for Rare Mitochondrial Disorders, Queen Square Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
  • Kaski D; Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
Audiol Res ; 14(3): 545-553, 2024 Jun 20.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38920966
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed health service delivery with vulnerable patients advised to isolate and appointments provided virtually. This change affected recruitment into an observational cohort study, undertaken at a single site, where participants with mitochondrial disorders were due to have specialist hospital-based audiovestibular tests. To ensure study viability, the study protocol was amended to allow home-based assessment for vulnerable participants. Here, we report outcomes of an online survey of participants who underwent home-based assessment, related to the experience, perceived benefits, and drawbacks of home audiovestibular assessments. Seventeen participants underwent home-based neuro-otological assessment, due to the need to isolate during COVID-19. Following the assessment, 16 out of 17 participants completed an anonymised online survey to share their experiences of the specialist home-based assessment. One hundred percent of participants rated the home-based assessment 'very positively' and would recommend it to others. Sixty-three percent rated it better than attending hospital outpatient testing settings. The benefits included no travel burden (27%) and reduced stress (13%). A majority reported no drawbacks in having the home visit. The patient-reported feedback suggests a person-centred approach where audiovestibular assessments are conducted in their homes is feasible for patients, acceptable and seen as beneficial to a vulnerable group of patients.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Audiol Res Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Reino Unido Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Audiol Res Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Reino Unido Pais de publicación: Suiza