Anika S. Smeijers

Amsterdam University Medical Center | VUmc · Department of Pediatrics

Purpose: Patient groups and healthcare workers report that people who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), have poorer health and wellbeing. The aim of this study is to gain insight into the health of DHH people in the Netherlands. Methods: The physical and mental health of participants was measured using the World Health Organization Quality of Life...

This study investigates the nature and extent of communication problems between hearing physicians and their deaf or hard-of-hearing patients. Thirty-two deaf and hard-of-hearing patients and their general practitioners were asked to fill in questionnaires regarding communication during the consultations. The authors were interested in (i) the phys...

Specialized psychological and psychiatric health care for deaf and hard of hearing clients has emerged during the last 50 years. It has long been known that deaf and hard of hearing clients are often misdiagnosed with psychiatric disorders, but little scientifi c attention has been paid to the tests used with this group. Although these clients may...

Context: To allow a medical consultation to proceed successfully, it is essential that physicians are aware of the linguistic and cultural backgrounds of deaf and hard of hearing individuals (DHH) and related communication aspects. Some specialised healthcare facilities have emerged to respond to the specific needs of people who are DHH. Objective:...

Approximately 1 child in 1,000 is deaf or severely hard of hearing from birth, and the prevalence rises to about 1.6 per 1,000 in adolescents. Providing medical care for this group of children poses special challenges for professionals. To allow a medical consultation to proceed successfully and to the satisfaction of the patient, it is essential t...

Rationale, aims, and objective: A group of organizations and individuals in the Netherlands collaborated to attempt to improve access to health care and health education for deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) patients in the country. The outcome was the start of a specialized outpatient clinic named PoliDOSH. An independent research group was set up t...

Specialized psychological and psychiatric health care for deaf and hard of hearing clients has emerged during the last 50 years. It has long been known that deaf and hard of hearing clients are often mis-diagnosed with psychiatric disorders, but little scientifi c attention has been paid to the tests used with this group. Although these clients may...

Patients with congenitally corrected transposition are at risk of right ventricular dysfunction and failure. With this in mind, we examined 13 patients with congenitally corrected transposition, 7 not having undergone surgery, and 6 after physiological repair, comparing them with 6 healthy subjects matched for age and sex, using cardiac magnetic re...