title: Parental perspectives of children using cochlear implant.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the parents' perspective with regard to evolution of their child with cochlear implant (CI).
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional prospective study conducted at the Centro de Pesquisas Audiológicas of Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais of Universidade de São Paulo. The selection of the sample was performed from the spontaneous demand, among the months from July to December 2011. The final sample comprised 50 parents or guardians of children using CI, with minimum 1 year and maximum of 3 years of device use. The translated and adapted to Brazilian Portuguese version of the questionnaire "Perspectives of parents of children with cochlear implants" was applied. This instrument consists of 74 questions and allows quantification of the parents' perspective on subscales that illustrate the situation of the child and family. Each question has five options scored from one to five responses. The Spearman test for comparison of results between the subscales was applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The social relationships, self-sufficiency, and communication subscales showed the highest mean score, whereas the worst score was for child support subscale, reflecting the independence and autonomy of the patients. The correlation between the child subscales was realized, and the results showed themselves significant and positive for communication subscale of communication with all others subscales. The family subscales also had a positive correlation with the communication, education, and self-sufficiency.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results demonstrate that parents have good expectations regarding communication, independence, and social participation of children after CI surgery, and this questionnaire is a useful tool for use in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Speech Language Pathologist by School of Dentistry of Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcela Roselin
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Stefanini
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Public Health at School of Public Health, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morettin
authors.affiliation: Speech Language Pathologist by School of Dentistry of Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Julia Speranza
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Zabeu
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program at School of Dentistry of Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Cecília
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bevilacqua
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program at Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adriane Lima Mortari
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Moret
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires