What is it about?
By empowering patients to perform self-administered audiometry, the project seeks to alleviate the workload of healthcare professionals and improve access to hearing care. The research involves testing the UAud system in real-world clinical settings to assess its effectiveness and feasibility. Ultimately, the goal is to enhance efficiency and patient experience in audiological services.
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Why is it important?
User-operated audiometry is important because it has the potential to revolutionize hearing care. The impact of the project success might be reflected in many aspects: Patients benefit from increased accessibility and convenience. Healthcare providers gain efficiency and focus on complex cases. Technologically, it advances automated testing and integration. Societally, UAud can improve public health through early detection and potentially reduce healthcare costs. Ultimately, the goal is to enhance hearing care for all.
Perspectives
The implementation of UAud can: 1) Increase access to hearing care by reducing the time healthcare providers spend on administrative tasks, more patients can be seen and diagnosed. 2) Improve efficiency, leading to quicker results and reduced wait times. 3) Empower patients by giving them control over their hearing assessments. This may increase satisfaction and engagement in their healthcare. 4) Reduce costs by automating parts of the hearing care process.
Raul Sanchez-Lopez
Institute of Globally Distributed Open Research and Education
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This page is a summary of: User-Operated Audiometry Project (UAud) – Introducing an Automated User-Operated System for Audiometric Testing Into Everyday Clinic Practice, Frontiers in Digital Health, October 2021, Frontiers,
DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2021.724748.
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