Parents and their cochlear implanted child: questionnaire development to assess parental views and experiences

Questionário ABEL - Auditory Behavior in Everyday Life: estudo da confiabilidade - consistência interna da versão brasileira e reprodutibilidade no teste-reteste

“…Application of Statistics Cronbach's Alpha Test showed high internal consistency ( Table 4). Other researchers sought to conduct similar investigations for this instrument in its English version and other instruments used in the evaluation of clinical interventions, finding reproducibility and/ or internal consistency similar to those observed in the present study 5,7,[11][12][13] . When checking if results of the first application of the questionnaire could be associated with quantitative variables studied in anamnesis, namely, the difference between age at diagnosis and age at fitting, daily use of hearing aids and degree of hearing loss, no statistically significant associations were found between the questionnaire score and the difference between the age at diagnosis of hearing loss and the time of the hearing aid fitting.…”

Perceived qualitative benefits of cochlear implants in children with multi-handicaps

“…Questionnaires evaluating perceived benefits of children who received a cochlear implant were reviewed from the literature [13][14][15][16]. As these interviews and questionnaires were not used on children with additional disabilities, the authors developed a structured interview based on adaptations of these questionnaires to address special considerations within the multi-handicapped (MH) population.…”

Quality of Life and Cost-Effectiveness of Cochlear Implants: A Narrative Review

“…The GCBI can also be analyzed according to 4 domains, including emotion, physical health, learning, and vitality. The CCIPP is a cochlear implant-specific closed-set questionnaire that assesses the following dimensions of a child's experience with the implant: decision to implant, process of implantation, positive effect of the implant, communication, supporting the child, self-reliance, wellbeing and happiness, social relationships, education, and pre-and postoperative services provided by the implant center [O'Neill et al, 2004]. The NCIQ is another CI-specific QoL instrument covering 6 subdomains: basic sound perception, advanced sound perception, speech production, self-esteem, activity and social interactions [Hinderink et al, 2000].…”