Deaf adolescents in a hearing world: a review of factors affecting psychosocial adaptation

Brice, Patrick J.; Strauss, Gillie

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“…These difficulties are apparent from the preschool age range [3] . Adolescents with PCHL face a number of challenges not experienced by their hearing peers and can find some aspects, such a friendship and peer relations, particularly daunting [4] . Children with PCHL are likely to be at risk of developing emotional and behaviour difficulties (EBD) as a result of a number of factors.…”

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Emotional and behaviour difficulties in teenagers with permanent childhood hearing loss

STEVENSON

Pimperton

Kreppner

et al. 2017

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

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ObjectivesIt is known that during the middle childhood years those with permanent childhood hearing loss (PCHL) are at increased risk of showing emotional and behaviour difficulties (EBD). It has yet to be established whether this risk continues into the late teenage years. There is a paucity of longitudinal studies on the association between PCHL and EBD.MethodsThe Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used to measure EBD based on parent, teacher and self-ratings in 76 teenagers with PCHL and 38 in a hearing comparison group (HCG) from a population sample of children that was followed up from birth to adolescence.ResultsOn parent-rated SDQ, the PCHL group had significantly higher Total Difficulties score than the HCG (Standardised mean difference (SMD) = +0.39, 95%CI 0.00 to 0.79). Amongst the PCHL group the presence of disabilities other than hearing loss had a substantial impact on the level of parent-rated EBD (SMD = +1.68, 1.04 to 2.33). There was a relationship between receptive language ability and EBD in both the HCG (r = −0.33, 95%CI −0.59 to −0.01) and the PCHI group (r = −0.33, 95%CI −0.53 to −0.02). The effect of PCHL on EBD became non-significant when receptive language was included as a covariate (F = 0.12, df = 1,95, p = 0.729). Early confirmation of hearing loss (i.e. before 9 months of age) did not have a significant effect on EBD scores (SMD = +0.31, 95%CI −0.15 to 0.77).ConclusionsPCHL continues to be associated with elevated EBD scores as measured by parent rated SDQ into the late teenage years but the degree of this elevation is less than in childhood and is not apparent on teacher or self-ratings. Poor receptive language ability appeared to account for these elevated EBD scores in the group with PCHL. Particular attention needs to be paid to the mental health of children and adolescents with PCHL that is accompanied by other disabilities and to those with poor receptive language ability. However, the majority of teenagers with PCHL do not show clinically significant elevated levels of EBD.

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confidence: 99%

Emotional and behaviour difficulties in teenagers with permanent childhood hearing loss

STEVENSON

Pimperton

Kreppner

et al. 2017

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

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“…Moreover, DHH students in special schools do not encounter negative attitudes from students with typical hearing which may enhance their QoL unlike their colleagues in mainstream schools who are likely to face criticism and discrimination from students with typical hearing [ 10 , 11 ]. It has been demonstrated that deaf-specific programs promote more successful socio-emotional growth compared to mainstream schools [ 42 ]. Nonetheless, DHH students in mainstream schools have the opportunity to interact with students with typical hearing; this may be a great benefit since the DHH students have an opportunity to learn how to function in the ordinary society [ 42 ].…”

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Quality of life of deaf and hard of hearing students in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria

Jaiyeola

Adeyemo

2018

PLoS ONE

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Quality of Life encompasses an individual’s well-being and health, social participation and satisfaction with functional daily living. Disabilities such as deafness can impact on the quality of life with spatial variance to the environment. Deafness causes communicative problems with significant consequences in cognitive, social, and emotional well-being of affected individuals. However, information relating to the quality of life of deaf and hard of hearing individuals, especially students in developing countries like Nigeria, which could be used to design special health-related interventions is sparse. This study examined the quality of life of deaf and hard of hearing students in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria. One hundred and ten deaf and hard of hearing students participated in this cross-sectional study. Participants were drawn from all four secondary schools for the Deaf in Ibadan metropolis. The 26 item Brief version of the WHO Quality of Life questionnaire was used for data collection. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at statistical significance of p<0.05. Majority (57.8%) of the deaf and hard of hearing students had poor quality of life. Attending the special school for the Deaf, upper socio-economic status and age (≥17years) are significantly associated with better quality of life. However, gender and age at onset of hearing loss had no significant influence on the quality of life. The Deaf community available in the special school appeared to protect against stigma and discrimination, while also promoting social interactions between deaf and hard of hearing individuals.

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“…Paternò and Santoro [53] suggest that appropriately designed applications provide innovative ways of exploring the museum and accessing information about exhibits. Brice and Straus [56] also postulate that the use of assistive technology improves communication with deaf and hardof-hearing people, leading to better outcomes. Thus, the use of assistive technologies such as mobile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 applications is important for improving the experiences and cultural heritage outcomes of deaf individuals.…”

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Enhancing accessibility in cultural heritage environments: considerations for social computing

Kosmas

Galanakis

Constantinou

et al. 2019

Univ Access Inf Soc

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Current technological advancements offer many ways of enhancing disabled peoples' access to Cultural Heritage environments. A new generation of Social Computing technologies and systems is changing the way in which we access Cultural Heritage, facilitating the inclusion of socially isolated groups of people. Under this perspective, this paper aims to explore the potential impact of Social Computing systems to enhance people' access to Cultural Heritage, particularly focusing on deaf and disabled users. By reviewing the current literature on Social Computing and Cultural Heritage, the paper first summarizes the related applications and appropriate key technologies; second, it provides examples of innovative approaches to the enhancement of user-engagement and interaction through social computing. Moreover, the paper highlights arising issues of privacy, as well as ethical considerations, and presents design principles for ensuring privacy. The study concludes by discussing challenges for inclusive Social Computing applications in the context of Cultural Heritage and pointing out areas where future research is needed. AbstractCurrent technological advancements offer many ways of enhancing disabled peoples' access to Cultural Heritage environments. A new generation of Social Computing technologies and systems is changing the way in which we access Cultural Heritage, facilitating the inclusion of socially isolated groups of people. Under this perspective, this paper aims to explore the potential impact of Social Computing systems to enhance people' access to Cultural Heritage, particularly focusing on deaf and disabled users. By reviewing the current literature on Social Computing and Cultural Heritage, the paper first summarizes the related applications and appropriate key technologies; second, it provides examples of innovative approaches to the enhancement of user-engagement and interaction through social computing. Moreover, the paper highlights arising issues of privacy, as well as ethical considerations, and presents design principles for ensuring privacy. The study concludes by discussing challenges for inclusive Social Computing applications in the context of Cultural Heritage and pointing out areas where future research is needed.[1]. Based on the literature, SC can be interactive and collaborative as it facilitates communication between people. SC environments allow people to interact in many different ways. Examples of SC technologies include social media sites and networks, e-mail, discussion forums, blogs, wikis, instant messaging, games, and open-source development.More recently, the rise of SC tools has influenced information systems and applications and strongly received researchers' attention with a particular interest to its social implications for helping people access Cultural Heritage environments [2]. Indeed, social technologies, and especially social media applications, affect both access to and the character of the cultural activity. Cultural Heritage (CH) constitutes an interdisciplinary area...

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Deaf adolescents in a hearing world: a review of factors affecting psychosocial adaptation

Cited by 43 publications

References 60 publications

Emotional and behaviour difficulties in teenagers with permanent childhood hearing loss

Emotional and behaviour difficulties in teenagers with permanent childhood hearing loss

Quality of life of deaf and hard of hearing students in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria

Enhancing accessibility in cultural heritage environments: considerations for social computing

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