ArticleActa medica Lituanic2018
Evaluation of quality of life after paediatric cochlear implantation.
Article in Acta medica Lituanic, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Development of the Parental Expectations and Perspectives Questionnaire in Hindi to Measure the Outcomes from Pediatric Cochlear Implantation.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2025Article
- Examining the Quality of Life of Hearing-Impaired Children in Nepal with Cochlear Implants: Perspectives From Parents.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Children With Cochlear Implants From Parents' Perspective.Journal of audiology & otology · 2023Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Children With Unilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss Following Cochlear Implantation.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2023Article
- 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
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Abstract
backgroundCochlear implantation (CI) is the main treatment method for deaf children. CI influences not only communication, but also psychosocial outcomes in children with severe to profound hearing loss. Focusing on issues specific to CI (e.g., self-reliance, social relations, education) may provide a more accurate and relative view of functional status of paediatric cochlear implant users. The objectives of this study were to translate into Lithuanian and adapt an international questionnaire of the quality of life after cochlear implantation and to evaluate parental perspectives regarding CI and the child's progress after a minimum of two years after surgery. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe parental questionnaire
resultsThe paediatric sample consisted of 11 (39%) girls and 17 (61%) boys, whose mean age at the time of cochlear implantation was 2.41 ± 2.25 years, mean duration of the implant use 3.7 ± 1.3 years. All the grand means in the outcomes of implantation domain exceeded 3 on the 5-point scale, meaning that parents viewed the quality of life of their children as either average or better. Parents rated the sub-domains of communication (3.90 ± 0.77 points), social relations (4.05 ± 0.41), and supporting the child (3.89 ± 0.49) most positively.
conclusionsAccording to parents, the quality of life improves after the cochlear implantation, especially in the fields of communication, social relations and supporting the child.
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