Predicting Quality of Life and Behavior and Emotion from Functional Auditory and Pragmatic Language Abilities in 9-Year-Old Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
| العنوان: | Predicting Quality of Life and Behavior and Emotion from Functional Auditory and Pragmatic Language Abilities in 9-Year-Old Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children |
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| المؤلفون: | Greg Leigh, Teresa Y. C. Ching, Linda Cupples, Angela Wong, Sanna Hou |
| المصدر: | Journal of Clinical Medicine Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 5357, p 5357 (2021) Journal of Clinical Medicine; Volume 10; Issue 22; Pages: 5357 |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Referral, education, Article, Developmental psychology, Quality of life (healthcare), cochlear implants, Intervention (counseling), behavior and emotion, pragmatic language skills, Medicine, In real life, auditory functional performance, speech intelligibility, quality of life, deaf and hard of hearing children, hearing aids, Social communication, business.industry, Parent reports, General Medicine, business, Psychosocial, Spoken language |
| الوصف: | Children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) are likely to exhibit difficulties in development of psychosocial skills, pragmatic language skills, and use of hearing for social communication in real-world environments. Some evidence suggests that pragmatic language use affects peer-relationships and school engagement in these children. However, no studies have investigated the influence of functional auditory performance and use of language and speech in real-world environments on children’s behavior and emotion, and on their health-related quality of life. This study explored the relationship in DHH children at 9 years of age. Data from 144 participants of the Longitudinal Outcomes of Children with Hearing Impairment study were analyzed. Parent reports were obtained on quality of life, behavior and emotion, pragmatic language skills, and auditory functional performance of children in real life. Children’s spoken language abilities and speech intelligibility were assessed by research speech pathologists. On average, performance of children in all domains was within the range of typically developing peers. There were significant associations among functional auditory performance, use of speech and language skills, psychosocial skills, and quality of life. Multiple linear regression analyses revealed that better auditory functional performance and pragmatic language skills, rather than structural language abilities, were associated with better psychosocial abilities and quality of life. The novel findings highlight the importance of targeted intervention for improving functional hearing skills and social communication abilities in DHH children, and emphasize the importance of collaborative approaches among medical, audiology, allied health, and educational professionals to identify those at risk so that timely referral and intervention can be implemented for improving psychosocial health and well-being in DHH children. |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| تدمد: | 2077-0383 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::efd03d1033b72e7393cad003d4c0b2b5 https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10225357 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....efd03d1033b72e7393cad003d4c0b2b5 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20770383 |
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