scholarly journals Awareness of parents of hearing-impaired children about the importance of speech-language therapeutic interventions

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-66
Author(s):  
Nazia Sheikh ◽  
Bareera Saeed ◽  
Atia Ur Rehman ◽  
Sikander Ghayas Khan ◽  
Maddhia Tufail
Keyword(s):  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Parental Awareness ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children

Background: The importance of parental involvement of hearing-impaired children in their child's speech therapy cannot be denied.  The current study aimed to determine parental awareness and involvement in the Speech-language therapeutic interventions of hearing-impaired children. Subjects and methods: This was a cross-sectional study design, and a purposive sampling technique was used. Data were collected from 45 parents (male=32, female=13) of hearing-impaired children whose children received speech therapy from special education centers and schools of Gujranwala. The duration of the study was nine months, from June 2019 to February 2020. A related questionnaire was developed with the literature, and expert opinions (Cronbach's α=0.894) were used to assess parental awareness and involvement in speech therapeutic interventions. Data entered and analyzed by SPSS version 23. Descriptive statistics were used to describe demographic variables (age, gender) of the participants. Frequency and percentage were used to access the awareness and involvement of the parents of hearing-impaired children. Results: Parental awareness survey showed that a total of 15 (33.3%) parents, both mother, and father, strongly agreed, and 24 (53.3%) agreed that speech therapy would be beneficial for their child. And results related to parents' involvement showed that 21 (46.7%) parents, both mother, and father, agreed, and 15 (33.3%) strongly agreed on their child's active involvement in speech therapy plans. Conclusions: The study concluded that most parents understand the importance of parental awareness and involvement in the therapeutic intervention of hearing-impaired children.

scholarly journals Aetiology and Hearing Status of Children under 12 years in a School for Hearing Impaired

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-39
Author(s):  
Abu Naser Md Jamil ◽  
Kamrul Hassan Tarafder ◽  
Mohammad Wakilur Rahman ◽  
Raju Barua ◽  
Naseem Yesmin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Profound Hearing Loss ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hearing Status ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children

Objective: To assess degree, type and cause of hearing loss in children under 12 years of age in preschool for hearing impaired children. Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out in children of integrated preschool for hearing impaired children (IPSHIC) of SAHIC, Mohakhali, Dhaka, from September 2010 to March 2011. 50 deaf children were included with age 3-12 years and clinically detected hearing impairment. Data were collected by detailed history, clinical examination and audiometric findings and result were expressed in table form. Results: Most of the children presented with bilateral profound hearing loss and majority of patients presented with sensorineural type of hearing loss. Family history positive in 36% cases and consanguineous marriage were found in 34%.Commonest causes of deafness was infection. Conclusion: Early detection with universal neonatal screening should be practiced in our country and early rehabilitation reveals better out come. Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol; April 2016; 22(1): 36-39

scholarly journals Hearing-impaired Children and Adults in Need of Cochlear Implant- A Hospital Based Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malik MD Islahuddin ◽  
Rajeev Kumar Nishad ◽  
Mangal Singh
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Hearing Threshold ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children

Introduction: Hearing is essential to learn language and speech and to develop cognitive skills. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), world-wide approximately 350 million people have hearing disorder. The performance of some moderately severe hearing-impaired adults and children using hearing aids is poorer than that of even profoundly hearing-impaired individuals using cochlear implants with advanced speech processing strategies. Aim: To find out the appropriate candidates in need of cochlear implantation in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on hearing impaired patients attending Ear Nose Throat (ENT) Out Patient Department (OPD) of tertiary health care center in Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh from August 2011 to July 2012. The study population consisted of 95 patients categorised into four groups (pre-lingual children and adults, post-lingual children and adults) who presented with the chief complaints of impaired hearing and delayed speech. A detailed history, clinical and other relevant systemic examination and investigations were done. Patients were subjected to free field audiometry, pure tone audiometry and Brainstem-Evoked Response Audiometry (BERA) for assessment of hearing threshold level. Patients used hearing aid for six months and after hearing aid use, their hearing threshold and speech discrimination scores were estimated. Patients, whose aided score on open-set sentence test was less than 50%, were selected as candidate for cochlear implants, as they were not significantly benefited by hearing aids. Results: Out of the 95 cases, 48 were found to be suitable for cochlear implantation, which formed 50.5% of the study group. Pre-lingual hearing impaired adults had the highest percentage i.e., 86.7%, fulfilling the criteria for cochlear implantation followed by pre-lingual children, in whom 46.7% fell in this category. A 26.7% of postlingual children and 20% of postlingual adults were found suitable for cochlear implantation. Conclusion: The pre-lingual hearing impaired children and adults are more in need for cochlear implantation than the postlingual hearing-impaired children and adults. Approximately, 134,501 cases were estimated to be, in need of cochlear implantation in Prayagraj district based on the census estimate of 2011.

Caregiver Burden among Parents of Hearing Impaired and Intellectually Disabled Children in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imran Haider SYED ◽  
Waqar Ahmed AWAN ◽  
Unaiza Batool SYEDA
Keyword(s):  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Rehabilitation Medicine ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Intellectually Disabled ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children

Background: Caregiver burden is a multidimensional response to physical, psychological, emotional, social and financial stressors, usually associated with the experience of caring and can be objective or subjective. The objective of current study was to explore the caregiver burden among parents of hearing impaired and intellectually challenged children in Pakistan. Methods: A Comparative cross sectional survey was conducted on n=162 parents of hearing impaired (HI) and intellectually challenged (IC) children from July 2018 to February 2019. Convenient sampling technique was used to collect the data from Parents of hearing impaired and intellectually challenged children with age range 1-16 years in National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and Al-Farabi Special Education Institute Islamabad. Caregiver Burden Inventory was used to assess the caregiver burden. Results: The results showed a greater need for respite and other services in both groups. Parents of intellectually challenged children need more respite and other services as compared to hearing impaired children (60.62±11.43 ver. 45.74±11.20, p<0.001). A total of 3 (4.0%) parents of hearing impaired children reported rare need for respite and other services, 32(42.7%) reported sometimes and 40(53.3%) reported frequent need. On the other hand 12(13.8%) parents of intellectually disabled children reported sometimes, 66(75.9%) reported quite frequently and 9(10.3%) nearly always a greater need for respite and other services. Conclusion: The parents of hearing impaired or intellectually challenged children face significant burden of their disabled child. In addition, due to cognitive deficits that lead to behavioural abnormalities the parents of intellectually challenged children face more burden and stress.

scholarly journals Internet Addiction among Senior Medical Students in King Abdulaziz University, Prevalence and Association with Depression

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwan A Bakarman
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cross Sectional

INTRODUCTION: Excessive internet use can lead to negative outcomes such as poor academic performance and social isolation. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of the internet addiction and to explore the factors associated with depression among medical students, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.METHODS: The total number of senior medical students was 1049 in the academic years 2013-2014. An analytical cross sectional study was adopted. Stratified sampling technique with proportional allocation to recruit medical students. A self-administered questionnaire was used which adopted the 20-item Young’s internet addiction test (IAT) to explore the internet addictions, while the existence of depression was assessed using the centre for epidemiological studies depression scale (CES-D).RESULTS: The study included 161 medical students, making the response rate of 78.2%. Majority (94.4%) had computer and 99.4% were using the internet. Community sites ranked first (40.6%), whereas general sites, chatting and emailing were preferred by 14.4%, 10% and 10% respectively. Internet addiction was reported among only five students (3.1%). Possible addiction was reported among 74 students (46.3%). Male students (66.2%) were more addicts to internet than females (44.6%) (P=0.007). The 4th year students reported the highest rate of internet addiction or possible addiction (70.3%) (P=0.003). All internet addicts were depressed, whereas 74.1% of possible addicts and 62.2% of non addicts were depressed (P=0.088). However, the trend in the prevalence of depression in the three different situations was statistically significant (P=0.034).CONCLUSION: Internet addiction is growing hidden problem, which has psychological and social impact on medical students and requires preventive strategies and therapeutic interventions.

scholarly journals Oxygen Saturation as a Predictor of Adverse Maternal Outcomes in Women with Preeclampsia

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 582-585
Author(s):  
Sweta Rani ◽  
Pallab Kumar Mistri
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Saturation ◽  
Perinatal Outcomes ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Maternal Outcomes ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Disorders

Introduction: In preeclampsia, hypoxemia may result from a number of mechanisms. Preeclampsia remains a complex and poorly understood disease. Currently, there are no reliable predictors of preeclampsia for early diagnosis to avoid adverse maternal or perinatal outcomes. Objective: The objective was to evaluate the efficacy of oxygen saturation (SpO2) as a predictor of adverse maternal outcome in women with preeclampsia. Methodology: We conducted the cross-sectional study on 182 preeclamptic women selected by random sampling technique. They were divided into two groups on the basis of oxygen saturation: 29 preeclamptic women (Group L) having oxygen saturation 95% or below and 153 women (Group H) having oxygen saturation 96% or above. The groups were statistically compared with respect to age, gestational age, proteinuria, severity of hypertension and developing different adverse effect of preeclampsia. Women with any medical disorders were excluded. Results: After statistical analysis, it was seen that the women having Spo2 ≤ 95% (L-Group) had experienced more adverse 2 outcomes. They were more hypertensive and more proteinuric, had higher liver enzyme levels, lower platelet counts, and were more likely to have experienced cardio-respiratory symptoms. Women with adverse outcomes were also more likely to have had therapeutic interventions, including corticosteroids, antihypertensives, and magnesium sulphate. Conclusion: Women having SpO2 ≤ 95% (L-Group) had more adverse 2 outcomes in comparison to SpO2 ≥96%(H-Group).

scholarly journals A STUDY TO EXPLORE PRESENCE OF SOCIAL SKILLS AMONG HEARING IMPAIRED STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Proper Time ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Students

Present study attempted to explore presence of social skills among hearing impaired students taking education from government special education schools and to compare different level of social skills based on different demographic variables. It is a descriptive study in nature and survey method is used to collect the data. Population of study is hearing impaired children living in division Faisalabad and Lahore. Sample of N=200 hearing impaired students are selected through convenient sampling technique. Responses of social skills are taken from mothers as mothers have better knowledge of proficiencies of their hearing impaired children’s social skills. Children’s age group was 05-20 years. Age range of mothers was 25-55 years. Social skills checklist was used to as tool of the study for collection of data. It is a mixed method approach and statistical measures were made via frequency distribution, t-test and ANOVA. Results of current study clearly depicted that 82% hearing impaired students have low level of social skills and 18% hearing impaired students have best level of social skills. Current study also find out that there is significant difference in social skills of students on the basis of living area and children age and there is no significant difference in presence of social skills in hearing impaired students based on mother’s working status (house wife and job holders) and mothers education level. Study also demonstrated that there was positive correlation among presence of social skills in hearing impaired students and their age. The study concluded that teachers should focus on individual differences while teaching social skills to hearing impaired children and should adopt different teaching methods and teaching strategies for every student. It was also recommended that job holder mothers should manage their time table and must spare their proper time for their special children to make them beneficial and socially adjusted child of community.

scholarly journals Parental compliance for speech therapy of their hearing-impaired children using cochlear implants

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
Amna Asghar ◽  
Tayyaba Dawood ◽  
Ghulam Saulain ◽  
Aqsa Irum ◽  
Rabia Zaman Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Military Hospital ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Town Hospital ◽  
Speech Therapist ◽  
Therapy Sessions ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Hearing Impaired Children

Background: Cochlear implant is a miraculous surgery to improve hearing in profound hearing-impaired children who derive no benefit from hearing aids and consequently present with speech and language disability. This study aims to explore the parental perspective regarding compliance to speech therapy and its potential benefit in hearing-impaired children with cochlear implantation. This will help understand parental concerns and plan recommendations for providing appropriate speech therapy sessions after cochlear implantation. Subjects and methods: This cross-sectional study using purposive sampling recruited 217 parents of hearing impaired cochlear implanted children of both genders, aged 1 to 15 years. Sample was collected from Audiology Department of Riphah International University, Combined Military Hospital, Bahria Town Hospital and Alam Audiology Clinic, Lahore, Pakistan over a period of 6 months. Basic demographic sheet and self-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. SPSS Version 22 was used for data analysis. Results: Results revealed that both parents of 120 (55.3%) male and 97 (44.7%) female cochlear implanted children entered the study. A poor compliance was noted with only 88(40.55%) parents got their children consulted with a speech therapist for post implant needs and of these only 75 (84.23%) received regular speech therapy. There was significant association of those who received hearing aid trial and consultation to speech therapist (p=0.01) and length of speech therapy with regular therapy sessions (p=0.03), speech language improvement with the thought that regular speech therapy was important (p=0.04) Conclusion: By and large parents are not very compliant to speech therapy needs of their implanted children with only 40.55% consulted speech language therapists and remaining remained indifferent. Of the 40.55% who consulted speech language therapists 84.23% followed speech therapy for their children. Study also revealed a significant relationship between regular speech therapy sessions and early speech and language development.

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