Experience of Hearing Loss, Communication, Social Participation, and Psychological Well-Being Among Adolescents With Cochlear Implants.

Publisher: Conference Of Educational Administration Serving The Deaf And: Convention Of American Instructors Of The Deaf Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0414670 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 0002-726X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0002726X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am Ann Deaf Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Silver Spring Md : Conference Of Educational Administration Serving The Deaf And: Convention Of American Instructors Of The Deaf
Original Publication: Washington : Executive Committee of the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf

Adolescent Behavior* ; Cochlear Implants* ; Communication* ; Quality of Life* ; Social Participation*; Cochlear Implantation/*instrumentation ; Disabled Children/*rehabilitation ; Hearing Loss/*rehabilitation ; Persons With Hearing Impairments/*rehabilitation; Adaptation, Psychological ; Adolescent ; Age Factors ; Auditory Perception ; Child ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Disabled Children/psychology ; Female ; Friends ; Hearing ; Hearing Loss/physiopathology ; Hearing Loss/psychology ; Humans ; Male ; Persons With Hearing Impairments/psychology ; Sign Language

Pediatric cochlear implantation has successfully provided many congenitally deaf children the opportunity to learn to hear and speak. However, outcomes are mostly assessed through formal audiological testing or by gathering perspectives of parents and teachers rather than the children themselves. Sixty-five children with cochlear implants (CIs) aged 11-15 years were asked about their CI use and other factors related to communication, experiences of hearing loss, social participation and friendships, and psychological well-being. The findings revealed diverse experiences; e.g., 55.4% of the children reported feeling different from others their age, while 18.5% reported trying to hide their CIs often or all the time. The findings also suggested diversity in communication needs: 41.5% reported being interested in learning more sign language. The study highlights the importance of providing tailored, flexible support for a heterogeneous population of children with varied strengths and needs.

Date Created: 20181023 Date Completed: 20190924 Latest Revision: 20190925

20231215

10.1353/aad.2018.0027

30344187