Parental Support for Post Operative Intervention of Children with Cochlear Implantation

Abstract

The CI team may benefit from assessment of various aspects of parental involvement at home for counselling and outcome prediction. As a result, the current study's aimed to create and deploy a novel questionnaire to measure parental involvement in the rehabilitation of children with cochlear implants (CI). In the current study, 100 parents (Mothers) of children who underwent CI between 2010 and 2020 took part. Based on Des Jardin's Scale of Parental Involvement (DesJardin in Volta Rev 103:391–409, 2003), a questionnaire to measure parental involvement in the rehabilitation of children with cochlear implants was created. The questionarie comprises of 41 questions divided into four categories: participation in the rehabilitation, family and emotional support, device maintenance and followup, and involvement in school. On a three-point rating system, responses were recorded. 100 parents of children with CI were given the questionnaire to complete. The sums of the scores for each domain were determined. The findings showed that more than 80% of parents were able to regularly bring their children to therapy. Some of these parents (13%) stated that their children were unable to wear the speech processor because the spare parts were damaged, and they required more time to purchase replacements since they were unable to afford them. Only 58 percent of parents were able to support their CI child and siblings financially. Parents' worries about their children' academic achievement accounted for 35% of all parent concerns. Although the majority of parents said they were happy with their child's post-implantation growth, additional issues such problems getting financial support, trouble getting to a therapy centre for habitation, and the children' failure to learn via tele-mode were emphasised.