TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosocial development of 5-year-old children with hearing loss
T2 - risks and protective factors
AU - Wong, Cara L.
AU - Ching, Teresa Y.
AU - Leigh, Greg
AU - Cupples, Linda
AU - Button, Laura
AU - Marnane, Vivienne
AU - Whitfield, Jessica
AU - Gunnourie, Miriam
AU - Martin, Louise
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Objective: The aims of this paper were to report on the global psychosocial functioning of 5-year-old DHH children and examine the risk and protective factors that predict outcomes. Design: A cross-sectional analysis of data collected from a prospective, population-based longitudinal study. Study sample: Parents/caregivers of 356 children completed questionnaires on psychosocial development (CDI, SDQ), functional communication (PEACH) and demographic information. Children completed standardized assessments of non-verbal cognitive ability (WNV) and language (PLS-4). Results: On average, global psychosocial functioning was within the range of typically developing children; however, variability was high and 12% of children had scores that were more than 2 SDs below the norm. Non-verbal cognitive ability, presence of additional disabilities, language and functional communication significantly predicted outcomes. In contrast, type of hearing device, severity of hearing loss and age at intervention did not. Conclusion: The global psychosocial functioning of this cohort of 5-year-old DHH children fell within the range of typically developing children. The findings suggest that spoken language ability and functional communication skills are vital for healthy psychosocial development.
AB - Objective: The aims of this paper were to report on the global psychosocial functioning of 5-year-old DHH children and examine the risk and protective factors that predict outcomes. Design: A cross-sectional analysis of data collected from a prospective, population-based longitudinal study. Study sample: Parents/caregivers of 356 children completed questionnaires on psychosocial development (CDI, SDQ), functional communication (PEACH) and demographic information. Children completed standardized assessments of non-verbal cognitive ability (WNV) and language (PLS-4). Results: On average, global psychosocial functioning was within the range of typically developing children; however, variability was high and 12% of children had scores that were more than 2 SDs below the norm. Non-verbal cognitive ability, presence of additional disabilities, language and functional communication significantly predicted outcomes. In contrast, type of hearing device, severity of hearing loss and age at intervention did not. Conclusion: The global psychosocial functioning of this cohort of 5-year-old DHH children fell within the range of typically developing children. The findings suggest that spoken language ability and functional communication skills are vital for healthy psychosocial development.
KW - deaf or hard of hearing
KW - hearing loss
KW - pediatric
KW - psychosocial/emotional
KW - emotional and behavioral
KW - social skills
KW - language
KW - communication
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U2 - 10.1080/14992027.2016.1211764
DO - 10.1080/14992027.2016.1211764
M3 - Article
C2 - 27541363
AN - SCOPUS:84982255247
SN - 1499-2027
VL - 57
SP - S81-S92
JO - International Journal of Audiology
JF - International Journal of Audiology
IS - sup2
ER -