Measures of quality of life in children with cochlear implant: systematic review |
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| Authors: | Marina Morettin Maria Jaquelini Dias dos Santos Marcela Rosolen Stefanini Fernanda de Lourdes Antonio Maria Cecília Bevilacqua Maria Regina Alves Cardoso |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Doctor in Sciences - School of Public Health of the University of São Paulo; Speech and Hearing Therapist, Specialist in Laboratory - School of Dentistry of Bauru - USP.;2. Master in Sciences School of Dentistry of Bauru - University of São Paulo (FOB-USP); Speech and Hearing Therapist.;3. Specialist in Clinical and Educational Audiology - Craniofacial Anomalies Hospital (HRAC-USP); Speech and Hearing Therapist - Hearing Impaired Patients’ Association, Parents, Friends and Users of Cochlear Implants (ADAP - Bauru).;4. Specialist in Clinical and Educational Audiology - Craniofacial Anomalies Hospital (HRAC-USP); Speech and Hearing Therapist - HRAC-USP.;5. Full Professor - Department of Speech and Hearing Therapy - Dentistry School of Bauru - University of São Paulo (FOB-USP) and Coordinator of the CPA-HRAC-USP.;6. PhD in Public Health; Professor - Department of Epidemiology - School of Public Health of the University of São Paulo - FSP/USP. Department of Epidemiology - School of Public Health - University of São Paulo (USP). Audiological Research Center - Hospital of Craniofacial Anomalies Rehabilitation – Universitynof São Paulo - Bauru Campus. |
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The use of cochlear implant (CI) in children enables the development of listening and communication skills, allowing the child's progress in school and to be able to obtain, maintain and carry out an occupation. However, the progress after the CI has different results in some children, because many children are able to interact and participate in society, while others develop limited ability to communicate verbally. The need for a better understanding of CI outcomes, besides hearing and language benefits, has spurred the inclusion of quality of life measurements (QOL) to assess the impact of this technology.ObjectiveIdentify the key aspects of quality of life assessed in children with cochlear implant.MethodThrough a systematic literature review, we considered publications from the period of 2000 to 2011.ConclusionWe concluded that QOL measurements in children include several concepts and methodologies. When referring to children using CI, results showed the challenges in broadly conceptualizing which quality of life domains are important to the child and how these areas can evolve during development, considering the wide variety of instruments and aspects evaluated. |
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| Keywords: | child cochlear implants hearing loss quality of life rehabilitation of hearing impaired |
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