[Parents' perceptions of their deaf children's speech, language and social outcome after cochlear implantation].
BACKGROUND
Our goal was to present results related to the speech and language skills and social well-being of 62 deaf children with cochlear implant performed at the East Danish CI Center, Gentofte County Hospital. We performed an outcome study based on parents' reports and background information.


METHODS
In all, we studied 62 hard-of-hearing/deaf children operated on, switched on and fine-tuned from 1993 to 2003 in the East Danish CI center, Gentofte County Hospital.


RESULTS
The following parameters were found to have a significant correlation with the children's speech and language outcome: the period of time the CI had been used, educational level, parents' mode of communication. A significant correlation was also found between educational placement and communication mode at home. Sixty of the 61 children were reported to have a satisfactory or very satisfactory level of social well-being.


CONCLUSIONS
The children's level of social well-being is satisfactory. The period of time the CI has been used, educational placement, and the parents' mode of communication are important factors in each child's speech and linguistic development.
Percy-Smith
Lone
L
Amtssygehuset i Gentofte, Audiologisk Afdeling og Øre-naese-halsafdelingen, Hellerup. LOPER@gentoftehosp.kbhamt.dk
Jensen
Jørgen Hedegaard
JH
Josvassen
Jane Lignel
JL
Jønsson
Majken Holm
MH
Andersen
Jesper
J
Samar
Cecilia Fernandez
CF
Thomsen
Jens C
JC
Pedersen
Bjørg
B
D000328:Adult; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000523:psychology; D003142:Communication; D003638:Deafness / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D013060:Speech; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome