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Quality of life evaluation in children with cochlear implants / Avaliação da qualidade de vida em crianças usuárias de implante coclear
Almeida, Renata Paula de; Matas, Carla Gentile; Couto, Maria Inês Vieira; Carvalho, Ana Claudia Martinho de.
  • Almeida, Renata Paula de; Universidade de São Paulo. Medical School. Department of Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, and Occupational Therapy. São Paulo. BR
  • Matas, Carla Gentile; Universidade de São Paulo. Medical School. Department of Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, and Occupational Therapy. São Paulo. BR
  • Couto, Maria Inês Vieira; Universidade de São Paulo. Medical School. Department of Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, and Occupational Therapy. São Paulo. BR
  • Carvalho, Ana Claudia Martinho de; Universidade de São Paulo. Medical School. Department of Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, and Occupational Therapy. São Paulo. BR
CoDAS ; 27(1): 29-36, Jan-Feb/2015. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-742830
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

To evaluate the quality of life of children with cochlear implants from the perspective of their parents.

METHODS:

A clinical and cross-sectional study was conducted with 15 parents of children using cochlear implants of both genders aged between 2 and 12 years old. Parents of these children answered the questionnaire "Children with Cochlear Implants Parental Perspective" (CCIPP). Data related to auditory category and time of cochlear implants use were collected from medical records of the children. The percentages of responses on the CCIPP domains were tabulated and descriptively and inferentially analyzed.

RESULTS:

The cochlear implants had a positive effect on the quality of life of children in the self-reliance (58.9%) and social relationships (56.7%) domains. No correlation was observed between the time of cochlear implants activation (months) and any of the CCIPP domains. However, children with 24 months or less of cochlear implant use presented higher percentages on the communication domain than those with more than 24 months of cochlear implants use. A negative correlation was observed between the auditory category and the effects of the implant domain.

CONCLUSION:

From the perspective of parents, the use of cochlear implants improves the quality of life of their children; the shorter the time of cochlear implants use, the higher the improvement in quality of life; and the more developed the auditory skills, the lower the percentage of quality of life improvement with the cochlear implants. .
RESUMO

OBJETIVO:

Avaliar a qualidade de vida de crianças usuárias de implante coclear sob a perspectiva de seus pais.

MÉTODOS:

Estudo clínico e transversal com 15 pais de crianças usuárias de implante coclear, de ambos os gêneros e com idades entre 2 e 12 anos. Os pais responderam ao questionário "Crianças com Implante Coclear Perspectiva dos Pais" (CCIPP). Foram levantados, nos prontuários das crianças, os dados referentes à categoria de audição e tempo de uso do dispositivo. Os percentuais dos domínios do CCIPP foram tabulados e analisados de forma descritiva e inferencial.

RESULTADOS:

Os domínios do questionário de qualidade de vida que apresentaram maior média foram autoconfiança (58,9%) e relações sociais (56,7%). Não foi verificada correlação entre o tempo (meses) de uso do implante coclear e os domínios do questionário. No entanto, as crianças com tempo de uso inferior ou igual a 24 meses apresentaram maior percentual no domínio comunicação do que aquelas com tempo de uso superior a 24 meses. Houve correlação negativa entre a categoria de audição e o domínio efeitos do implante.

CONCLUSÃO:

Na perspectiva dos pais, o uso do implante coclear melhora a qualidade de vida de seus filhos. Quanto menor o tempo de uso do implante coclear, maior o percentual da qualidade de vida; e, quanto mais desenvolvida a habilidade auditiva, menor o percentual de melhora da qualidade de vida. .
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Parents / Quality of Life / Cochlear Implants Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: CoDAS Journal subject: Audiology / Speech-Language Pathology Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade de São Paulo/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Parents / Quality of Life / Cochlear Implants Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: CoDAS Journal subject: Audiology / Speech-Language Pathology Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade de São Paulo/BR