External Communication Barriers among Elderly Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Isolation: A Qualitative Study

The COVID-19 pandemic poses a great risk to older people with hearing impairment, who face a higher threshold of external communication after the implementation of the emergency isolation policy. As part of a study on the optimization of external communication among the deaf and hard of hearing (DHH...

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Autores principales:	Di Xu, Chu Yan, Ziqing Zhao, Jiaying Weng, Shiwen Ma
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	elderly deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) people COVID-19 emergency isolation external communication barriers Wuhan Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ae98aa847ceb4ae786acf4c40e8c15332021-11-11T16:38:20ZExternal Communication Barriers among Elderly Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Isolation: A Qualitative Study10.3390/ijerph1821115191660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/ae98aa847ceb4ae786acf4c40e8c15332021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11519https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601The COVID-19 pandemic poses a great risk to older people with hearing impairment, who face a higher threshold of external communication after the implementation of the emergency isolation policy. As part of a study on the optimization of external communication among the deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) population in central China, this study employed a qualitative research method based on in-depth interviews to explore the needs and difficulties faced by the older DHH group in external communication during public health emergencies in Wuhan, China, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that older DHH people had weak reception of critical information about the epidemic, and had suboptimal access to medical care during emergency quarantine, which increased interpersonal communication barriers to this group. The current findings highlight the urgent need for targeted strengthening of the original emergency communication and coordination mechanisms in public health emergencies, and for improving policy inclusiveness for older DHH individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic and emergencies alike.Di XuChu YanZiqing ZhaoJiaying WengShiwen MaMDPI AGarticleelderly deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) peopleCOVID-19emergency isolationexternal communication barriersWuhanMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11519, p 11519 (2021)
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description	The COVID-19 pandemic poses a great risk to older people with hearing impairment, who face a higher threshold of external communication after the implementation of the emergency isolation policy. As part of a study on the optimization of external communication among the deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) population in central China, this study employed a qualitative research method based on in-depth interviews to explore the needs and difficulties faced by the older DHH group in external communication during public health emergencies in Wuhan, China, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that older DHH people had weak reception of critical information about the epidemic, and had suboptimal access to medical care during emergency quarantine, which increased interpersonal communication barriers to this group. The current findings highlight the urgent need for targeted strengthening of the original emergency communication and coordination mechanisms in public health emergencies, and for improving policy inclusiveness for older DHH individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic and emergencies alike.
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title	External Communication Barriers among Elderly Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Isolation: A Qualitative Study
title_short	External Communication Barriers among Elderly Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Isolation: A Qualitative Study
title_full	External Communication Barriers among Elderly Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Isolation: A Qualitative Study
title_fullStr	External Communication Barriers among Elderly Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Isolation: A Qualitative Study
title_full_unstemmed	External Communication Barriers among Elderly Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Isolation: A Qualitative Study
title_sort	external communication barriers among elderly deaf and hard of hearing people in china during the covid-19 pandemic emergency isolation: a qualitative study
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/ae98aa847ceb4ae786acf4c40e8c1533
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External Communication Barriers among Elderly Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Isolation: A Qualitative Study

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