Health-related quality of life in children who use cochlear implants or hearing aids

Objectives: First, this study aimed at evaluating the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and socio-demographic characteristics of children with cochlear implants (CIs) and hearing aids (HAs) from the 2 provinces of the Canary Islands (Spain) on the Kid-KINDLR_children_7–13. The second goal was t...

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Main Authors: Olga María Alegre-de la Rosa, Luis Miguel Villar-Angulo
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019367738
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Luis Miguel Villar-Angulo
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description Objectives: First, this study aimed at evaluating the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and socio-demographic characteristics of children with cochlear implants (CIs) and hearing aids (HAs) from the 2 provinces of the Canary Islands (Spain) on the Kid-KINDLR_children_7–13. The second goal was to analyze parental background factors and the perspectives of their children with CIs and HAs on Kid_Kiddo-KINDLR_Parents_ 7–17. Finally, the third objective was to explore agreement between children's self-reports and their parents' reports concerning HRQoL. Design: The data consisted of 89 children with CIs and 63 children with HAs and their 89 parents, respectively. The socio-demographic characteristics of children and parental background factors included demographic and audiological variables. Student's t-test, one-way ANOVA, post hoc analysis and 4 concordance correlation coefficients (CCC) were used to address the 3 aims. Results: Children with CIs exhibited a perception of better HRQoL in comparison with children with HAs. Among other differences, children with CIs and HAs and their parents were significantly distinct in Setting (i.e., provinces of Tenerife and Gran Canaria) (t = 2.921, p < 0.010). Moreover, parents were significantly different in some background factors (i.e., age, socioeconomic status, and learning). While Cohen's Kappa values for most dimensions were too small, the ICC and Student's t-test expressed only concordance in the overall HRQoL and Physical well-being. Conclusions: Children with CIs and their parents demostrated a perception of better HRQoL than children with HAs and their parents. Overall, children's self-ratings of HRQoL differed from their parents' reports.
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spelling doaj.art-1a8a149ece3546f8b229b82eb84b079f2022-12-22T01:26:59ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402020-01-0161e03114Health-related quality of life in children who use cochlear implants or hearing aidsOlga María Alegre-de la Rosa0Luis Miguel Villar-Angulo1Departamento de Didáctica e Investigación Educativa, Facultad de Educación, Universidad de La Laguna, España, Spain; Corresponding author.Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Escolar, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Sevilla, España, SpainObjectives: First, this study aimed at evaluating the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and socio-demographic characteristics of children with cochlear implants (CIs) and hearing aids (HAs) from the 2 provinces of the Canary Islands (Spain) on the Kid-KINDLR_children_7–13. The second goal was to analyze parental background factors and the perspectives of their children with CIs and HAs on Kid_Kiddo-KINDLR_Parents_ 7–17. Finally, the third objective was to explore agreement between children's self-reports and their parents' reports concerning HRQoL. Design: The data consisted of 89 children with CIs and 63 children with HAs and their 89 parents, respectively. The socio-demographic characteristics of children and parental background factors included demographic and audiological variables. Student's t-test, one-way ANOVA, post hoc analysis and 4 concordance correlation coefficients (CCC) were used to address the 3 aims. Results: Children with CIs exhibited a perception of better HRQoL in comparison with children with HAs. Among other differences, children with CIs and HAs and their parents were significantly distinct in Setting (i.e., provinces of Tenerife and Gran Canaria) (t = 2.921, p < 0.010). Moreover, parents were significantly different in some background factors (i.e., age, socioeconomic status, and learning). While Cohen's Kappa values for most dimensions were too small, the ICC and Student's t-test expressed only concordance in the overall HRQoL and Physical well-being. Conclusions: Children with CIs and their parents demostrated a perception of better HRQoL than children with HAs and their parents. Overall, children's self-ratings of HRQoL differed from their parents' reports.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019367738MedicinePediatricsChildrenCochlear implantsHearing aidsHealth-related quality of life (HRQoL)
spellingShingle Olga María Alegre-de la Rosa
Luis Miguel Villar-Angulo
Health-related quality of life in children who use cochlear implants or hearing aids
Heliyon
Medicine
Pediatrics
Children
Cochlear implants
Hearing aids
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL)
title Health-related quality of life in children who use cochlear implants or hearing aids
title_full Health-related quality of life in children who use cochlear implants or hearing aids
title_fullStr Health-related quality of life in children who use cochlear implants or hearing aids
title_full_unstemmed Health-related quality of life in children who use cochlear implants or hearing aids
title_short Health-related quality of life in children who use cochlear implants or hearing aids
title_sort health related quality of life in children who use cochlear implants or hearing aids
topic Medicine
Pediatrics
Children
Cochlear implants
Hearing aids
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL)
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