大学の聴覚クリニックへのアクセス可能性
1Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, California State University, Sacramento.
American journal of audiology
|February 10, 2026
まとめ
大学の聴覚クリニックはいくつかのアクセシビリティ機能を提供していますが、言語サービス、財政援助、包括的な施設にはギャップがあります。これらの分野を改善することで、多様な患者層の聴覚医療へのアクセスを向上させることができます。
科学分野:
- 聴覚学
- ヘルスケアへのアクセス可能性
- 公衆衛生
背景:
- 聴覚医療へのアクセスは、聴覚および平衡障害を持つ個人にとって大きな課題です。
- 大学の聴覚クリニックは、将来の臨床家のトレーニングと患者ケアの提供に不可欠であり、アクセス格差に対処する独自の立場にあります。
研究 の 目的:
- 複数の領域にわたる大学の聴覚クリニックのアクセス可能性を評価すること。
- 評価された領域には、経済的障壁、LGBTQ+インクルーシブな施設、物理的アクセス、スケジュール設定、交通手段、財政援助、コミュニケーションが含まれていました。
主な方法:
- 構造化された電話でのクリニックスタッフとのやり取りとウェブサイト分析を通じてデータを収集しました。
- 公共交通機関へのアクセス可能性は、交通機関の停留所までの距離を計算することによって定量化されました。
- 記述統計を使用してアクセス可能性データを分析しました。
主要な成果:
- クリニックは様々なアクセシビリティ機能を実証し、ほとんどが標準的なスケジュール設定と物理的なアクセスを提供していました。
- 延長時間、障害者向け設備、言語サポートを提供していたクリニックは少数でした。
- ギャップには、ジェンダーインクルーシブなトイレ、バイリンガルスタッフ、財政援助が含まれていました。クリニックはしばしば社会経済的に不利な地域に位置していました。
結論:
- 大学の聴覚クリニックは様々なアクセス可能性を示していますが、重大なギャップが残っています。
- 推奨事項は、交通手段のサポート、スケジュールの柔軟性、標識、スタッフ研修、遠隔聴覚サービスを改善することに焦点を当てています。
- これらのギャップに対処することは、公平な聴覚医療の提供に不可欠です。
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