Development of Language and Social Skills in Hearing-impaired Children With and Without Rehabilitation

سال انتشار: 1403
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: انگلیسی
مشاهده: 109

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JR_JHES-12-2_006

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 26 خرداد 1403

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Background and Purpose: Language learning and socialization is a natural process unique to humans. Profound hearing loss has far-reaching consequences for speech and personal-social development. This study aimed to compare the language and social skills development of normal-hearing children with hearing-impaired ones and studied the effect of hearing rehabilitation on selected developmental aspects of hearing-impaired children. Materials and Methods: Of ۱۴۹ children between ۶ and ۱۸ months recruited for this study, ۵۵ girls and ۶۵ boys were classified as normal-hearing children (NHC), ۱۱ girls and ۱۳ boys as non-rehabilitated hearing-impaired children (NRHIC) group, and ۳ girls and ۲ boys as rehabilitated hearing-impaired children (RHIC) group. The Denver developmental screening test ۲ (DDST-II) evaluated their language and personal-social development. The obtained data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests. Results: The development of language between the NHC group and the RHIC (P=۰.۰۱۶) and NRHIC (P=۰.۰۰۱) groups was statistically significant (P≤۰.۰۵). The development of personal-social skills between the NHC group and RHIC (P=۰.۰۰۴) and NRHIC (P=۰.۰۰۱) groups were statistically significant. However, the difference in these two developmental aspects, language (P=۰.۷۷۰) and personal social (P=۰.۰۴۲۱), between the two hearing-impaired groups was not significant. Conclusion: Delays in language and social skills development are evident in hearing-impaired children at an early age, so the age of onset of rehabilitation should be reduced as early as possible. The Denver-II screening test is recommended to evaluate the language and skills development in the health centers and centers specialized for hearing-impaired children aged ۶ to ۱۸ months.

نویسندگان

Parvin Veiskarami

Department of Audiology, Shohadaye Ashayer Hospital, Lorestan University of Medical Science, Khormabad, Iran.

Mehdi Roozbahani

Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Humanites, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran.

Ideh Mortazavi

Osborne College of Audiology, Salus University, Pennsylvania, United States.