Communication, Psychosocial, and Educational Outcomes of Children with Cochlear Implants and Challenges Remaining for Professionals and Parents

Renee Punch; Merv B Hyde

doi:10.1155/2011/573280

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Communication, Psychosocial, and Educational Outcomes of Children with Cochlear Implants and Challenges Remaining for Professionals and Parents

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Communication, Psychosocial, and Educational Outcomes of Children with Cochlear Implants and Challenges Remaining for Professionals and Parents

Renee Punch and Merv B Hyde

International Journal of Otolaryngology, Vol.2011, 573280

05/09/2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/573280

PMCID: PMC3167182

PMID: 21904554

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This paper provides an overview and a synthesis of the findings of a large, multifaceted study investigating outcomes from paediatric cochlear implantation. The study included children implanted at several Australian implant clinics and attending a variety of early intervention and educational settings across a range of locations in eastern Australia. It investigated three major aspects of childhood cochlear implantation: (1) parental expectations of their children's implantation, (2) families' decision-making processes, and (3) the communication, social, and educational outcomes of cochlear implantation for deaf children. It employed a mixed-methods approach in which quantitative survey data were gathered from 247 parents and 151 teachers, and qualitative data from semistructured interviews with 27 parents, 15 teachers, and 11 children and adolescents with cochlear implants. The summarised findings highlight several areas where challenges remain for implant clinics, parents, and educators if children with cochlear implants are to reach their full potential personally, educationally, and socially.

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Title: Communication, Psychosocial, and Educational Outcomes of Children with Cochlear Implants and Challenges Remaining for Professionals and Parents
Creators: Renee Punch - Griffith University
Merv B Hyde - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication Details: International Journal of Otolaryngology, Vol.2011, 573280
Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Identifiers: 991013048413102368
Copyright: Copyright © 2011 R. Punch and M. B. Hyde. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Academic Unit: Faculty of Health
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Communication, Psychosocial, and Educational Outcomes of Children with Cochlear Implants and Challenges Remaining for Professionals and Parents

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