Quality of Life for Children With Cochlear Implants: Perceived Benefits and Problems and the Perception of Single Words and Emotional Sounds

Schorr, Efrat A.; Roth, Froma P.; Fox, Nathan A.

doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2008/07-0213)

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“…Internationally published studies that relate to quality of life after cochlear implantation are gradually increasing in the literature [7][8][9] . Cochlear implantation has been performed for more than 20 years, and we estimate that there are approximately 9000 users in Turkey.…”

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Quality of Life in Pediatric Cochlear Implantations

Yorgun

Sürmelioğlu²,

Tuncer³

et al. 2016

Int Adv Otol

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OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the satisfaction of patients with a cochlear implant using a Parents' Perspective Questionnaire and analyze the significant parameters. MATERIALS and METHODS:Patients who received a cochlear implant in Çukurova University between March 2002 and November 2012 were included in the study. Parents were asked to answer the Parents' Perspective Questionnaire. RESULTS:The age ranges of 62 patients were 2-5 years and of 99 patients were 6-11 years and over. In total, 144 parents were satisfied with the cochlear implant. Patients who attended school had more self-confidence, and users of an implant aged over 18 months had better social relations and self-confidence. CONCLUSION:Cochlear implants' positive effect on the quality of life is a fact, but parents have concerns in the preoperative and postoperative periods. Patients and parents should be informed carefully about cochlear implants. Also, patients' satisfaction is correlated with increasing duration of the implant and age.

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Quality of Life in Pediatric Cochlear Implantations

Yorgun

Sürmelioğlu²,

Tuncer³

et al. 2016

Int Adv Otol

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“…Four articles used ad hoc instruments, which are designed for the purposes of an individual study [Edwards et al, 2012;Schorr et al, 2009;Stacey et al, 2006;WarnerCzyz et al, 2011]. These questionnaires provide considerable information on a child's experience with an implant and use one or a combination of open-ended questionnaires, semistructured interviews, or quantitative instruments.…”

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

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Objectives: To review evidence regarding the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and cost-effectiveness of unilateral and bilateral cochlear implantation (CI) among children and adults with severe-to-profound hearing loss. Study Design: Narrative review. Methods: Publications related to quality of life (QoL) and costs of care in CI were acquired through searches in English-language databases. Studies were included if they had identified the HRQoL attainment, cost of care, cost-utility, or cost-effectiveness associated with CI. Results: 57 studies were critically reviewed. The QoL outcome metrics used in these articles were divided into 2 categories - generic and condition specific. In studies investigating children, many reported no significant difference in QoL attainment between CI recipients and normal-hearing peers. In adults, significant improvements in QoL after implantation and higher QoL than in their nonimplanted (hearing-aided) peers were frequently reported. Studies involving an older adult cohort reported significant improvement in QoL after implantation, which was often independent of audiological performance. Overall, the calculated cost-utility ratios consistently met the threshold of cost acceptance, indicating acceptable values for expenditures on CI. Conclusions: Considerable work has been done on the QoL attainment and health economic implications of CI. Unilateral CI across all age groups leads to reported sustained benefits in the recipients' overall and disease-specific QoL. With increased cost associated with bilateral CI, further study is needed to characterize its costs and benefits with respect to the recipients' health, well-being, and contributions to society.

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“…However, most of the SLH and classroom teachers have noted the exceptional appearance of emotional symptoms of these students when faced with new situations. This fact is possibly related to their communication limits caused by a hearing deficit in the implanted students and a fear of failure to communicate in new contexts of interaction to which they are not accustomed (Remmel & Peters, 2009;Schorr et al 2009). Some studies (Huber & Kipman, 2011;Stinson & Whitmire, 2000;Theunissen, et al, 2012) have shown that early implantation is beneficial both for functional and communication skills (Alegre et al 2014) and helps to prevent and reduce anxiety levels among students with hearing loss.…”

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“…Children with cochlear implants may experience difficulties in acquiring this type of behavior, particularly if it has been a late implantation, since this leads to a delay in the development of the necessary communication skills (Delgado, 2011;Jiménez, 2011;Rodríguez, 2013). As a consequence, many of the relationship difficulties experienced by implanted children within the school environment are due to their limited production of intelligible speeches as well as a limited understanding of the spoken messages they hear (Martín, Bat-Chava, Lalwani, & Waltzman, 2010;Remmel & Peters, 2009;Schorr, Roth, & Fox, 2009). …”

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Adaptive Functioning in Students with Cochlear Implants Assessed in Spain through the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Rosa

Pérez‐Jorge

JIménez³

et al. 2017

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Cochlear implantation has become increasingly accepted as an option for early implantation in the deaf. The aim of this study was to compare the opinions of 250 classroom teachers and 200 speech, language and hearing specialist teachers regarding the behavior and emotions of the students with cochlear implants using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), which is divided between 5 scales: a) emotional symptoms, b) conduct problems, c) prosocial behavior, d) peer relationship problems, and e) hyperactivity/inattention. The results have shown that there are important discrepancies between the two, both in the externalization of conduct problems and in prosocial behaviors, although there are notable coincidences related to attention factors and to the exceptional presence of emotional symptoms of these students in new situations.

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Quality of Life for Children With Cochlear Implants: Perceived Benefits and Problems and the Perception of Single Words and Emotional Sounds

Abstract: The findings regarding age reinforce the importance of early detection and intervention for children's positive quality of life with cochlear implants later in childhood.

Cited by 116 publications

References 44 publications

Quality of Life in Pediatric Cochlear Implantations

Quality of Life in Pediatric Cochlear Implantations

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

Adaptive Functioning in Students with Cochlear Implants Assessed in Spain through the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

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