Analysis of the effectiveness of an intervention program for families of children with hearing impairment

Abstract

Purpose: to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program for families of children with hearing impairment. Methods: Intervention research, with longitudinal design and inferential statistical analysis. There were 19 intervention sessions, for eight months, that occurred in a group situation and an individual session. For the analysis of pre and post intervention data, a video recording of the family interaction with the child was performed and instruments were applied. Results: There was a reliable positive clinical change in the communicative interactions of families with their children, after 8 months of intervention. The need for information from families changed during the intervention and declined for all families. Conclusion: The effectiveness of the proposed intervention program for families of children with hearing impairment was verified.