Summary information
Study title
Hearing and Vision Screening in Pre-School Children, 1982-1983
Creator
Miers, M. E., Welsh National School of Medicine, Department of Nursing Studies
Edwards, J. M., Welsh National School of Medicine, Department of Nursing Studies
Farrow, S., Welsh National School of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine
Study number / PID
1903 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-1903-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The purpose of this study was to provide an account and assessment of screening for vision and hearing defects in pre-school children, concentrating on the role of the health visitor. In particular, the objectives were:
1. To investigate the nature of vision and hearing defects found in school entry children with no previous eye or ear referrals;
2. To test the hypothesis that these children had received a pattern of attention from pre-school health services which differed from a matched `normal' group;
3. To provide an accurate account of the uptake of pre-school screening tests.
Main Topics:
Variables
Nature of vision and hearing problems, maternal age, social class, birth order, clinic attendance, Health Visitor home visits, uptake of pre-school screening tests, health sector, birth weight, waiting time for appointments.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/11/1982 - 01/07/1983
Country
Wales
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Analysis unit
Individuals
Groups
Subnational
Children
Disabled people
Universe
All children in their first year at infant school who were referred for a vision or hearing problem at school entry medical, and had no previous referral for sight or hearing, plus a matched control group of `normal' children
Sampling procedure
No sampling (total universe)
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Clinical measurements
Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1984
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.
Related publications
- Miers, M. and Lambert, C. (1984) Hearing and vision screening in pre school children: : a report on a research project [Research report], : WNSM Dept. of Nursing Studies.
- Lambert, C. and Miers, M. (1984) Hearing and vision screening in pre school children : : a report on a research project [Research report], : WNSM Dept. of Nursing Studies.