Hard-of-hearing children: Factors negatively influencing rehabilitation

Author(s): Sekula, A.

Journal/Book: Folia Phoniatr Logopaed. 1996; 48: Allschwilerstrasse 10, CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland. Karger. 122-126.

Abstract: In 78 hard-of-hearing children born in 1983-1985 a set of 14 factors influencing the rehabilitation result negatively was analyzed. As a measure of the success of rehabilitation of the children we employed the sufficient mastery of speech to start education at a public school. Unsuccessful results (statistically significant) were due to the following factors: severity and late diagnosis of hearing loss, late rehabilitation onset, diminished care of parents, delayed intellectual development and additional organic impairments and deafness of the parents.

Note: Article A Pruszewicz, K Marcinkowski Univ, Sch Med Sci, Dept Phoniatr & Audiol, Poznan, Poland

Keyword(s): hard-of-hearing children; rehabilitation; negative factors

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