ArticleInternational journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology2009
Parent versus child assessment of quality of life in children using cochlear implants.
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- Psychological well-being and mental health risks in deaf and hard of hearing youth: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Quality of Life in Children with Hearing Impairment: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2016Pooled it
- Measures of quality of life in children with cochlear implant: systematic review.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyPooled it
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- Effect of Age and Signal-to-Noise Ratio on Speech Perception in Noise in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025Article
- The Impact of Cochlear Implantation in Pediatric Patients on Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Otology & neurotology open · 2025Review
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- Effects of automatic auditory scene classification on speech perception in noise and real-world functional communication in children using cochlear implants.Cochlear implants international · 2024Article
- Capability of Children with Hearing Devices: A Mixed Methods Study.Journal of deaf studies and deaf education · 2023Article
- Deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adolescents' mental health, Quality of Life and communication.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Investigating attitudes toward prenatal diagnosis and fetal therapy for spinal muscular atrophy.Prenatal diagnosis · 2022Article
- Quality of life in children with cochlear implants in Kazakhstan.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Parent-reported quality of life in children with cochlear implants differs across countries.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Psychometric properties of the Inventory of Life Quality in children and adolescents in Norwegian Sign Language.BMC psychology · 2021Article
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- Self-reported hearing quality of life measures in pediatric cochlear implant recipients with bilateral input.Cochlear implants international · 2020Article
- Parents' View on Quality of Life after Cochlear Implantation in Children with Auditory Neuropathy.The journal of international advanced otology · 2019Article
- Satisfaction with Life among Mothers of Pediatric Cochlear Implant Candidates: The Impact of Implant Operation and Sociodemographic Factors.The journal of international advanced otology · 2018Article
- Evaluation of quality of life after paediatric cochlear implantation.Acta medica Lituanic · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveChildren with hearing loss who use cochlear implants have lower quality of life (QoL) in social situations and lower self-esteem than hearing peers. The child's QoL has been assessed primarily by asking the parent rather than asking the child. This poses a problem because parents have difficulty judging less observable aspects like self-esteem and socio-emotional functioning, the domains most affected by hearing loss.
methodsThis case-control study evaluated QoL in 50 preschoolers using a cochlear implant and their parents with the Kiddy KINDL(®), an established QoL measure. Children's responses were compared to a hearing control group and correlated with demographic variables. We used a questionnaire for parents and a face-to-face interview with children. T-tests were used to compare (a) paired parent-child ratings and (b) children with cochlear implants versus normal hearing. Pearson rank correlations were used to compare QoL with demographic variables.
resultsChildren using cochlear implants rated overall QoL significantly more positively than their parents (M(Difference)=4.22, p=.03). Child rating of QoL did not differ significantly by auditory status (cochlear implant (82.8) vs. hearing (80.8), p=.42). Overall QoL correlated inversely with cochlear implant experience and chronologic age, but did not correlate with implantation age.
conclusionsPreschool children using cochlear implants can assess adequately their own QoL, but parents afford valuable complementary perspective on the child's socio-emotional and physical well-being. Preschool children using cochlear implants rate overall QoL measures similar to hearing peers. A constellation of QoL measures should be collected to yield a better understanding of general QoL as well as specific domains centered on hearing loss.
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