Clinical practice The approach to the deaf or hard-of-hearing paediatric patient
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Anika S. Smeijers & Martina H. Ens-Dokkum & Beppie van den Bogaerde & Anne Marie Oudesluys-Murphy
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Approximately 1 child in 1,000 is deaf or severely hard of hearing from birth, and the prevalence rises to about 1.6 per 1,000 in adolescents. Providing medical care for this group of children poses special challenges for professionals. To allow a medical consultation to proceed successfully and to the satisfaction of the patient, it is essential that physicians are aware of the different linguistic and cultural background of these patients. Healthcare workers should be aware of the possible higher incidence of comorbidities, sexual abuse and (psycho)social problems, of the possible pitfalls in obtaining informed consent and higher frequency of medical mistakes. This review describes the communication challenges and medical, ethical and legal issues a physician can experience when faced with these patients.
Eur J Pediatr DOI 10.1007/s00431-011-1530-6 Received: 4 May 2011 / Accepted: 28 June 2011
