Influencing Factors on the Vestibular Function of Deaf Children and Adolescents - Evaluation by Means of Dynamic Posturography

In recent years, children’s and adolescents’ growth and development issues have received increasing attention with the socioeconomic development. The etiology of child short stature involves heredity, race, sex, nutrition, and a variety of endocrine hormones, which is very complex. The age of 6∼14 is the key period of children’s development. Understanding the height characteristics, the prevalence of short stature, and its influencing factors at this stage and formulating preventive measures as soon as possible are conducive to improving the average height of children and reducing the incidence of short stature. In this study, cluster sampling was used to select 56,865 children and adolescents aged 6∼14 years old from 40 primary and secondary schools in Furong District of Changsha City, and the height of each child and adolescent was measured. The results showed that the overall crude prevalence of short stature in children aged 6∼14 in Furong District of Changsha is 2.82%. Growth hormone level <10 μg/L, pubertal retardation, familial short stature, low egg intake, and intrauterine growth retardation are independent risk factors affecting the occurrence of short stature. In order to improve the status quo of short stature of children aged 6∼14 in Furong District, Changsha City, targeted intervention should be strengthened for people with combined high risk factors.

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Factors influencing adherence to therapeutic recommendations made after diagnostic reassessment of medically unexplained symptoms in children and adolescents

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/1359104519827995 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 62-77

Author(s):

Sam LB Bonduelle ◽

Johan Vanderfaeillie ◽

Katrien Denijs ◽

Annik Lampo ◽

Lindita Imeraj

Keyword(s):

Children And Adolescents ◽

Influencing Factors ◽

Somatoform Disorders ◽

Medically Unexplained Symptoms ◽

Primary Outcome Measure ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medically Unexplained ◽

Therapeutic Recommendations ◽

Unexplained Symptoms

Background: Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are common among children and adolescents and may be highly impairing. Even after long diagnostic and/or therapeutic trajectories, many of these children and their parents feel dissatisfied with the advice and therapies they were given. Objectives: After a 2-week hospitalisation for somatic and psychiatric reassessment, children and their families were given recommendations for further treatment. This study evaluates which of these recommendations were carried out (primary outcome measure) and which factors influenced the (non-)adherence to therapeutic advice. Methods: Parents of 27 children aged 7–17 with impairing MUS took part in a structured telephone survey to assess adherence to and perceived effectiveness of therapeutic recommendations (cross-sectional study). Influencing factors were analysed retrospectively. Results: Psychotherapy was recommended to all 27 patients and their families; 19 of them (70.4%) carried out this advice. When physiotherapy was recommended, adherence proved lower (6/22 children; 27.3%). No influencing factors were found to have a statistically significant correlation with adherence. Effect sizes may be indicative of clinically relevant influential factors, but should be considered cautiously. Conclusion: Results suggest that more efforts need to be made to ensure adherence to therapeutic recommendations. Known risk factors for non-adherence to treatments for chronic somatic disorders may not apply for children with somatoform disorders.

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Analysis of subjective perception and influencing factors of different inclusive education models among prelingually deaf children with a cochlear implant

Journal of International Medical Research ◽

10.1177/0300060520929855 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (6) ◽

pp. 030006052092985

Author(s):

Xiao-Feng Qiao ◽

Qian Ren ◽

Xin Li ◽

Tong-Li Li ◽

Redentor S. Mariano

Keyword(s):

Cochlear Implant ◽

Inclusive Education ◽

Influencing Factors ◽

Cochlear Implantation ◽

Deaf Children ◽

Educational Outcome ◽

Subjective Perception ◽

Speech Discrimination ◽

Rehabilitation Training ◽

Prelingually Deaf

Objective We aimed to explore the educational outcome and influencing factors of ongoing verbal rehabilitation training together with inclusive education among prelingually deaf children with a cochlear implant. Methods Prelingually deaf children who underwent cochlear implantation, rehabilitation, and had inclusive education placement were randomly divided into two groups: one group received continuous verbal rehabilitation training under inclusive education status; the other group did not receive this training. Speech discrimination scores were determined. Results Among 60 included children, subjectively perceived academic adaptability, peer relations, initiative communication, and teacher’s involvement under inclusive education, as well as speech discrimination scores, were all significantly different between groups. Continuous verbal rehabilitation training influenced the subjective perception of children and resulted in higher speech discrimination scores and more positive subjective perception. Subjective perception was not significantly correlated with chronological age, sex, age at the time of cochlear implantation, or duration of inclusive education. Conclusion Ongoing verbal rehabilitation training within inclusive education can largely improve the education placement outcomes of prelingually deaf children with cochlear implants.

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Gender-based dimorphism of aerobic and anaerobic capacity and physical activity preferences in deaf children and adolescents

Human Movement ◽

10.2478/humo-2013-0011 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Anna Zwierzchowska

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Anaerobic Capacity ◽

Deaf Children ◽

Activity Preferences ◽

Gender Based ◽

Aerobic And Anaerobic

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A new dedicated mental health service for deaf children and adolescents

Advances in Mental Health ◽

10.5172/jamh.2012.11.1.95 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 95-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Barry Wright ◽

Rob Walker ◽

Andy Holwell ◽

Nicoletta Gentili ◽

Mandy Barker ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Deaf Children

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Evaluation of Vestibular Function by Dynamic Posturography and Other Equilibrium Examinations

Acta Oto-Laryngologica ◽

10.3109/00016489309128136 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 113 (sup504) ◽

pp. 120-124 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Masatsugu Asai ◽

Yukio Watanabe ◽

Naoki Ohashi ◽

Kanemasa Mizukoshi

Keyword(s):

Vestibular Function ◽

Dynamic Posturography

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Deaf Children and Adolescents: Social Skills Discriminant Profile

Psicologia Teoria e Pesquisa ◽

10.1590/0102.3772e36311 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 ◽

Author(s):

Rafaela Fava de Quevedo ◽

Ilana Andretta

Keyword(s):

Social Skills ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Social Behaviors ◽

Deaf Children ◽

Future Research ◽

Deaf People ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

School Settings ◽

The Social

Abstract The objectives of the study were to compare social skills among deaf children and adolescents and to outline the discriminant profile in relation to skilled social behaviors. The research had a quantitative, cross-sectional and comparative design. Seventy-one deaf people aged 7 to 16 years old participated in the study, assessed by a sociodemographic questionnaire and by the Social Skills Test for Children and Adolescents in School Situation. Results revealed that deaf adolescents have more elaborate social skills when compared to deaf children. Children have a profile related to the Conversation and Social Resourcefulness and Assertiveness while adolescents were included in the Civility and Altruism profile. These results were discussed based on the development and specificities of deafness. Future research may assess these skills beyond the school settings.

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