To investigate the long-term effects of early-life recurrent otitis media (OM) and subsequent behavioural problems in children at the age of 10 years. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• November 2023

The present study aims to investigate the association between an early history of recurrent otitis media (OM) with or without ventilation tube insertion and later behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• April 2023

To assess the degree to which timely audiological assessment of congenital hearing loss is achieved at our institution - Perth Children's Hospital, Western Australia, and to review cases which breached this timeframe in order to address barriers to timely assessment. The benchmark used to determine timely assessment is that set out by The Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) in which diagnostic audiological testing occurs by three months of age for those who do not pass newborn hearing screening. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• March 2022

To compare the asynchronous assessment of video otoscopic still images to recordings by an audiologist and ear, nose and throat surgeon (ENT) for diagnostic reliability and agreement in identifying middle-ear disease. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• October 2021

This document describes the calibration of the parent/carer reported impact items developed for use in the Second Australian Child & Adolescent Survey of... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• March 2015

The review examines the international literature to determine how disengagement can be defined & understood, & then examines student disengagement in Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• October 2015

Children with early-life recurrent otitis media (OM) will often endure pain, sleep disturbances, and other developmental setbacks that impact the surrounding family system. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychological well-being and family functioning of caregivers of children with early-life recurrent OM (rOM). ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• August 2023

A search strategy was developed to identify tools used to evaluate standard and teleaudiology hearing aid rehabilitation services for adults. A seven-domain hearing-health-care service model for validation was defined and used to analyse the applicability and suitability of patient- and service-centred tools. This model and the applicability and suitability criteria were based on the literature, the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) framework, and gold standard professional practice guidelines, which together formed the validation framework used in this study. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• March 2021

This Cochrane review shows that both hearing aids and sound generators may be beneficial for reducing tinnitus severity in some patients ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• March 2020

The evidence supports the widespread provision of hearing aids as the first-line clinical management for those seeking help for hearing difficulties ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• July 2018