Quality of life for Preschool Children Suffering from Hearing Impairment in Rural Area | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 106, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 1718-1731 PDF (292.59 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.256662 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Heba Said Mohamed Khawwas1; Faten Khirat Elgendy2; Mervet Mohamed Hassan3 | ||
| 1B.Sc. of Nursing, Year 2010 Ain Shams University, Faculty of Nursing-Cairo-Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of Community Nursing, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Nursing-Cairo-Egypt. | ||
| 3Lecturer of Community Nursing, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Nursing-Cairo-Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Preschool children hearing impairment is considered one of the most prevalent global health concerns. Early identification and intervention of hearing impairment may have lifelong effects on the child’s life. Aim of the study: to assess quality of life for Preschool Children Suffering from hearing Impairment. Design: A descriptive design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was carried at outpatient audio clinics of Elmenofeya University Hospital, Health insurance clinics, special speech clinics and audio clinic. Sample: Purposive sample used in this study. They were 308 students; 161 male and 147female.predetremind inclusion criteria (The age from 3 < 6 years (pre-school age), Free from any other health problem. Study tool: The data for this study were collected by using two tools: Tool I: structured interview questionnaire: it consisted of Part 1: socio-demographic characteristics for children. Part 2: socio-demographic characteristics of mothers. Part 3: Past and present medical history of the children. Part 4: knowledge of mothers about hearing impairment. Tool II: Practice of mothers regarding hearing impairment. Tool III: Assessment of the quality of life of preschool children with hearing impairment. Results: it was found near to half of the preschool children was aged from 5 to 6 years, more than half of them were male, more than half of them were going to nursery, more than one third of children's mothers were Secondary education, near to half of them reported that the cause of the hearing impairment was Inflammation in the middle ear, more than half of the preschool children used Medical hearing aids, majority of the preschool children had speech problem, more than half of them had Consanguinity between parents, more than half of the mothers had unsatisfactory knowledge about hearing impairment, that only less than One-third of the mothers had good practice that improve the communication skills and their behavior, near to half of the preschool children had average quality of life. Conclusion: There was significant relation between health problems of preschool children with hearing impairment and their quality of life, also there was significant relation between socio- demographic characteristics and health problems of preschool children with hearing impairment. Recommendation: health education program to increase the mother’s knowledge, improve their practice, and teach them the importance of early treatment and language training. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Hearing impairment; preschool age; quality of life; early intervention | ||
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