Health-related quality of life perspectives of cochlear implanted children, their hearing peers, and their parents: a prospective case-control study

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

American Journal of Otolaryngology Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI:10.1016/j.amjoto.2025.104652

Debora d.P. Jiménez Montesdeoca , Juan C. Falcón González , Silvia A. Borkoski Barreiro , Angel M. Ramos Macías

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Abstract

Background

Hearing loss is one of the most common sensory alterations in humans. Cochlear implants in children provide significant benefits from a clinical point of view. However, the benefits in the health-related quality of life have been seldom studied.

Objective

To assess whether the health-related quality of life of 5-18 old children with cochlear implants, as measured with the PedsQL pediatric quality of life questionnaire version 4.0, is comparable with the perception of their parents/caregivers.

Design

Prospective, observational, cross-sectional and analytical study.

Setting(s)

Hearing loss Unit of the Hospital Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil (Mother and Child University Hospital), León y Castillo Infant and Primary Education Center and La Minilla Secondary Education Institute.

Participants

140 pediatric subjects (108 with cochlear implants, 32 hearing) plus one of their parents or guardians.

Methods

The original and Spanish-validated PedsQL™ pediatric quality of life questionnaires version 4.0 were used.

Results

Cochlear implantation yielded statistically significant results in terms of physical functioning and psychosocial health in children of 5-18 years of age.

Conclusions

The health-related quality of life of cochlear implanted pediatric patients (5-18 years old) evaluated with the PedsQL™ pediatric quality of life questionnaire version 4.0, is comparable to the perception of their parents/caregivers.

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植入人工耳蜗的儿童、其听力同伴及其父母的健康相关生活质量观点：一项前瞻性病例对照研究

听力损失是人类最常见的感官变化之一。从临床的角度来看，儿童人工耳蜗具有显著的益处。然而，与健康相关的生活质量方面的益处很少得到研究。目的评估5-18岁人工耳蜗植入儿童健康相关生活质量（采用PedsQL儿童生活质量问卷4.0版）与其父母/照顾者的感知是否具有可比性。设计前瞻性、观察性、横断面性和分析性研究。研究背景：岛岛大学母婴医院（母婴大学医院）听力损失科，León卡斯蒂略婴儿和初等教育中心和拉米尼拉中等教育研究所。参与者包括140名儿童受试者（108名植入人工耳蜗，32名听力正常）和他们的父母或监护人之一。方法采用原始的、经过西班牙语验证的PedsQL™儿童生活质量问卷4.0版。结果人工耳蜗植入术对5 ~ 18岁儿童的身体功能和心理健康有显著的统计学意义。结论使用PedsQL™儿童生活质量问卷4.0版评估的5-18岁人工耳蜗植入儿童患者的健康相关生活质量与其父母/照顾者的感知相当。

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American Journal of Otolaryngology 医学-耳鼻喉科学

CiteScore

4.40

自引率

4.00%

发文量

378

审稿时长

41 days

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