The HEAR-study pilots and evaluates a national, low-threshold screening program to detect hearing problems in Swiss adult childhood cancer survivors. Participants will conduct a hearing test in a local hearing aid shop and report about their experiences at the shop in questionnaires and interviews. The screening program will be evaluated using the RE-AIM framework.
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Reach: Number/proportion of written informed consents
Timeframe: 1 day after signed informed consent is sent back
Reach: Number/proportion of participants that consented, who participated in screening program (i.e. completed hearing test)
Timeframe: 4 weeks after participant completed hearing test
Reach: Comparing characteristics of (non-)responders
Timeframe: 1 day after signed informed consent is sent back
Reach: Motives for participation
Timeframe: 3 months after participant completed hearing test
Effectiveness: Number/proportion of participants with (newly) detected hearing loss
Timeframe: 4 weeks after participant completed hearing test
Effectiveness: Number/proportion of participants with (newly) detected hearing loss who contacted their treating healthcare professional.
Timeframe: 6 months after participant completed hearing test
Effectiveness: Other possible effects on mental health (newly detected hearing loss, reminded of disease)
Timeframe: 3 months after participant completed hearing test
Adoption: Satisfaction, opinions and suggestions of participants and key stakeholders
Timeframe: 3 months after participant completed hearing test
Adoption: Geographical distribution of hearing aid shops visited during the study
Timeframe: 4 weeks after participant completed hearing test
Implementation: Fidelity and consistency to the intervention protocol.
Timeframe: Six months after hearing test
Implementation: Estimated costs for implementation
Timeframe: Six months after hearing test
Maintenance: Opinions of stakeholders and participants on the continuation of the screening program
Timeframe: Six months after participant conducted hearing test