Deaf and hard-of-hearing (D/HH) adults have lower health literacy compared to hearing
adults, but it is unclear whether this disparity also occurs in adolescence. We used the …

Deaf individuals struggle with accessing mental health services because of language and
cultural discordance. Our project's purpose was to design and pilot an accessible, integrated …

ObjectiveFood security is defined as being able to access enough food that will help
maintain an active, healthy lifestyle for those living in a household. While there are no …

Introduction The purpose of this study is to estimate the national occurrence of deliveries in
women with hearing loss and to compare their birth outcomes to women without hearing …

Objective: To examine the extent to which communication aids and services used by
American Sign Language (ASL) users and their healthcare providers aligns with …

Background Adults who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HoH) have lower levels of health
literacy compared to their counterparts who can hear. It is unclear, however, whether or not …

Deaf adults often rely on sign language interpreters and real-time captioners for language
access during healthcare consultations. While deaf adults generally prefer that these access …

Background Despite the devastating consequences of the opioid epidemic, little is known
about its impact on the deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) community. Objective To determine …

Abstract Language and cultural-concordant healthcare providers improve health outcomes
for deaf patients, yet training opportunities are lacking. The Deaf Health Pathway was …

Objective The current study aims to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Acceptance and
Action Questionnaire-Management of Child Hearing Loss (AAQ-MCHL) scale to Chinese …