A crisis is also an opportunity

Results Challenges included lack of masks and space, and concerns about infection control, medico-legal liability and student learning. Data analysis Thematic analysis was conducted using an inductive and iterative approach employing a provisional template reflecting the main interview prompt questions and emergent themes.4 An open coding system was applied manually to group and sort data. To offset the lack of participant checking and minimise bias, the coding and triangulation was conducted by researchers with years of experience as clinical and academic GPs, supervisors and teachers.5 Researcher attributes, questions, relationship with participants and method of data collection influenced the process of enquiry. Within the research team, KJ is an experienced qualitative researcher with a background in public health, health service planning and nursing;KAW, JS, NY and NS are academic and practising GPs with experience in qualitative research;MH is an academic GP;and DAA is an experienced primary care qualitative researcher.

Mixed-methods evaluation of screening for hearing loss using the hearScreen™ mobile health application in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children presenting to an urban primary healthcare service.

Recommendations for hearing screening for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 4 years have a limited evidence base. Using the hearScreen™ (HearX, Camden, DE, USA) mobile health application as part of a mixed-methods study, the aim of this study was to assess the proportion of 4-year-old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with hearing difficulties, as well as the feasibility and acceptability of the test itself. Of the 145 4-year-old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were regular patients of the service during the recruitment period, 50 were recruited to the present study. Of these 50 children, 42 (84%) passed the hearing screening test, 4 (8%) did not and 4 (8%) were unable to complete the test. Nine caregivers were interviewed. Themes included the priority given to children's health by caregivers, positivity and trust in the test, preference for having the test conducted in primary care and the importance of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person providing the screening test. These findings lend support to hearing screening for school-age children in primary care provided by an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare worker using the hearScreen™ test.