Chundu Srikanth, Manchaiah Vinaya K C, Stephens Dafydd, Kumar Neeraj
South of England Cochlear Implant Centre, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
Cochlear Implants Int. 2013 Jan;14(1):22-7. doi: 10.1179/1754762811Y.0000000036.
The aim of the study was to understand the reported benefits and shortcomings by parents of children with cochlear implants and who contribute towards the cost of the implant.
Thirty parents of children with cochlear implants from a hearing impaired school in Southeast Asia completed open-ended questionnaires and the data were analysed using content analysis.
A wide range of benefits and shortcomings were reported. However, it is notable that the single most reported shortcoming was related to cost.
The results suggest that, even though, in general, the reports about benefits and shortcomings were similar to previous results from western countries, the emphasis given to various aspects of shortcomings was different. In particular, it appears that parentally reported outcomes could be related to many factors including the hearing healthcare system with the costs involved for the implanted individuals and their families. These findings help us understand the parental perspectives of the success of cochlear implantation and will be useful during parental counselling sessions.
本研究旨在了解接受人工耳蜗植入且需承担植入费用的儿童家长所报告的益处和缺点。
来自东南亚一所听力障碍学校的30位人工耳蜗植入儿童的家长完成了开放式问卷，并用内容分析法对数据进行了分析。
报告了广泛的益处和缺点。然而，值得注意的是，最常被提及的缺点与费用有关。
结果表明，尽管总体而言，关于益处和缺点的报告与西方国家先前的结果相似，但对缺点各方面的重视程度有所不同。特别是，家长报告的结果似乎可能与许多因素有关，包括听力保健系统以及植入个体及其家庭所涉及的费用。这些发现有助于我们理解家长对人工耳蜗植入成功的看法，并在家长咨询会议中发挥作用。
