Reabilitação auditiva na criança: adesão ao tratamento e ao uso do aparelho de amplificação sonora individual

Abstract

Previously Determined (Families that attend both the speech therapy and the Family Adhesion Group (GrAF) from the first day set for the beginning of sessions, to the last day); Continuous Flow (Families that started attending the group from the moment they arrived for the ADAPTI); and Control (Families that only attended speech therapy, but not the GrAF). Results:The study verified the effectiveness of parent adhesion to their children's treatment with more than 66% of attendance in the proposed activities (therapeutic intervention and/or GrAF). The statistical analysis allowed the composition of three children groups regarding the datalog usage (hours a day), family participation and degree of hearing loss. Conclusion:The systematic use of hearing aids was the only variable closely related to hearing and language skills. Degree of hearing loss and age at the beginning of amplification have not explained the development of the children in the study.

Avaliação do grau de envolvimento familiar nos atendimentos de crianças com deficiência auditiva

“…The results for the educational level of the parents participating in the study -complete High School (36%) for mothers and complete Elementary and Junior High School (24% each) for fathers -are similar to those found by other authors (8,9) .…”

“…Regarding thresholds of children without electronic devices -48% thresholds characteristic of profound hearing loss and 24% thresholds characteristic of severe loss -it was found that similar data has also been raised by other studies in the literature (8,9) .…”

“…Analyzing alternatives that ensure compliance with the use of individual hearing aids (HA) and greater involvement of families in the early stages of the intervention, a study of parents/guardians of 16 deaf children found that actions are needed, under the assistance in Hearing Health Services, to ensure adherence to treatment. The same author pointed out that measures of auditory performance and language usage monitoring amplification and family involvement, analyzed together, further our understanding of family's commitment to the treatment (9) .…”

LittlEars® – Questionário auditivo: adaptação semântica e cultural da versão em Português Brasileiro em pais de crianças com deficiência auditiva

“…After the brainstorming session, modifications were not suggested to ten items (2,3,4,7,12,14,20,21, 27 and 31), while the modifications deemed necessary for 25 items. Items that were the most commented by the parents guided the discussion among experts.…”

“…Several instruments address the issue of factors that determine auditory and language skills (1,2,3) , many of them individualizing the perception of the family in relation to the child's language development (4,5,6) . The issue of therapeutic fit with infants has also been discussed.…”