Communication is key: at-risk families' perspectives on follow-up in New Jersey's early hearing detection and intervention program.

Babies whose families possess multiple marginalized identities are at-risk for being late or lost to follow-up although there is a universal effort to screen and treat hearing loss in babies as part of state Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs. Lack of timely follow-up puts young children at risk for delays in language acquisition, social skills, cognitive development, and school success. This qualitative study explored barriers to follow-up audiological care in at-risk families in New Jersey.

Maternal Factors Predicting Loss to Follow-Up from Newborn Hearing Screenings in New Jersey.

Because hearing loss in children can result in developmental deficits, early detection and intervention are critical. This article identifies a constellation of maternal factors that predict loss to follow-up (LTF) at the point of rescreening-the first follow-up for babies who did not pass the hearing screening performed at birth-through New Jersey's early hearing detection and intervention program. Maternal factors are critical to consider, as mothers are often the primary decision makers around children's health care.

Better late than never? Maternal biopsychosocial predictors of late follow-up from new Jersey's early hearing detection and intervention program.

Objectives: Early hearing detection and intervention programs are designed to mitigate consequences of hearing loss in infants. Most research examining compliance with program protocols has examined factors related to being lost to follow-up. Another group that warrants study are babies who return for follow-up outside the timelines recommended by public health organizations.

Measuring Parenting Skills: Validating the Skills Assessment for Parents with Intellectual Disability.

Purpose: Parents with intellectual disabilities (ID) are overrepresented in the child welfare system. Valid instruments are needed to assess parenting skills in this population. This research evaluates the psychometric properties of the Skills Assessment for Parents with Intellectual Disability (SAPID), an observational instrument completed to assess parents with ID with child welfare involvement.

Adherence to follow-up recommendations for babies at risk for pediatric hearing loss.

Objective: The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the families' compliance with recommendations for continued monitoring of babies with high-risk factors for hearing loss.

Methods: Hearing screening and follow-up results from 604 babies were tracked across a five-year period. Bivariate analysis, including chi-square analysis, t-tests, and one-way analyses of variance were conducted to test whether various factors predicted likelihood of follow up.

Factors Related to Not Following Up with Recommended Testing in the Diagnosis of Newborn Hearing Loss.

Children's hearing is a public health concern, and universal newborn hearing screenings are the first step in detecting and treating congenital hearing loss. Despite the high rate of participation in such programs, loss to follow-up (LTF) with additional recommended diagnosis and treatment has been a persistent problem. The current research seeks to expand the knowledge base at the point of diagnosis, where there is a large drop-off in parents following through with recommended care.