Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
A systematic review of newborn and childhood hearing screening around the world: comparison and quality assessment of guidelines.
- Allied health
- Eyes and hearing
- Medical
- Newborn hearing screening
- Nursing
Summary
This PROSPERO-registered systematic review appraised 15 newborn and 6 childhood hearing screening guidelines from around the world using the AGREE II instrument and compared their recommendations with Chinese protocols. Most newborn guidelines endorse the 1-3-6 framework and pre-discharge screening, with differing pathways for well babies and NICU graduates, while many do not specify coverage or referral rate targets. Newborn guidelines were generally of higher quality than childhood ones, with editorial independence and stakeholder involvement identified as the weakest domains.
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