Establishment of quantitative evaluation system for cochlear implant effectiveness for hearing-impaired children

Introduction: Cochlear implant is currently the most widely proven interventions for auditory rehabilitation for children with severe sensorineural hearing impairment. However, there are obvious limitations in these current evaluation methods. This study aims to develop an evaluation system for quan...

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Main Authors: Qing-Yuan Feng, Song Li, Yong-Mao Cao, Chuan-Xin Duan, Lu Ma, Dan Wu, Ze-Zhang Tao
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Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
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author Qing-Yuan Feng
Song Li
Yong-Mao Cao
Chuan-Xin Duan
Lu Ma
Dan Wu
Ze-Zhang Tao
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Song Li
Yong-Mao Cao
Chuan-Xin Duan
Lu Ma
Dan Wu
Ze-Zhang Tao
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description Introduction: Cochlear implant is currently the most widely proven interventions for auditory rehabilitation for children with severe sensorineural hearing impairment. However, there are obvious limitations in these current evaluation methods. This study aims to develop an evaluation system for quantitatively evaluating the effectiveness of cochlear implants for hearing-impaired children. Methods: A correspondence questionnaire was developed based on an initial indicator system that was developed based on the literature focused on the evaluation of cochlear implant outcomes in children. Twenty-five experts in otology, clinical audiology, rehabilitation audiology, and mental health from nine provinces in China were consulted. The degree of authority and coordination of experts and the indicators and weights of the quantitative evaluation system were analyzed. Seventy-eight children aged 3–11 years after cochlear implantation were recruited from two centers in Hubei province to evaluate the reliability and validity of the quantitative evaluation system. Results: The opinions of experts converged after the second round of correspondence, and the coordination and authority of the expert consensus were met. The recall rate of the questionnaire was 100% for both rounds. Five secondary indicators, including auditory ability, verbal ability, behavioral assessment, learning capabilities, and quality of life, and 13 tertiary indicators were reserved for the evaluation of cochlear implant effectiveness. The weight of each indicator was calculated. The Cronbach’s α coefficient of the quantitative evaluation system based on the standardized items was 0.930, and the three extracted common factors could explain 78.86% of the total variance. Conclusions: An expert consensus-based evaluation system that can quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of cochlear implants in children has been developed with good reliability and validity.
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spelling doaj-art-e1be19fed0484ceb8d17fe4d9dd35b252024-12-03T04:28:45ZengElsevierJournal of Otology1672-29302024-04-011927784Establishment of quantitative evaluation system for cochlear implant effectiveness for hearing-impaired childrenQing-Yuan Feng0Song Li1Yong-Mao Cao2Chuan-Xin Duan3Lu Ma4Dan Wu5Ze-Zhang Tao6Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jie-Fang Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, ChinaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jie-Fang Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, ChinaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jie-Fang Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, China; Editorial Department of Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, ChinaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430070, ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, ChinaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430070, ChinaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jie-Fang Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, China; Corresponding author.Introduction: Cochlear implant is currently the most widely proven interventions for auditory rehabilitation for children with severe sensorineural hearing impairment. However, there are obvious limitations in these current evaluation methods. This study aims to develop an evaluation system for quantitatively evaluating the effectiveness of cochlear implants for hearing-impaired children. Methods: A correspondence questionnaire was developed based on an initial indicator system that was developed based on the literature focused on the evaluation of cochlear implant outcomes in children. Twenty-five experts in otology, clinical audiology, rehabilitation audiology, and mental health from nine provinces in China were consulted. The degree of authority and coordination of experts and the indicators and weights of the quantitative evaluation system were analyzed. Seventy-eight children aged 3–11 years after cochlear implantation were recruited from two centers in Hubei province to evaluate the reliability and validity of the quantitative evaluation system. Results: The opinions of experts converged after the second round of correspondence, and the coordination and authority of the expert consensus were met. The recall rate of the questionnaire was 100% for both rounds. Five secondary indicators, including auditory ability, verbal ability, behavioral assessment, learning capabilities, and quality of life, and 13 tertiary indicators were reserved for the evaluation of cochlear implant effectiveness. The weight of each indicator was calculated. The Cronbach’s α coefficient of the quantitative evaluation system based on the standardized items was 0.930, and the three extracted common factors could explain 78.86% of the total variance. Conclusions: An expert consensus-based evaluation system that can quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of cochlear implants in children has been developed with good reliability and validity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1672293024000187Cochlear implantReliabilityQuantitative evaluationValidity
spellingShingle Qing-Yuan Feng
Song Li
Yong-Mao Cao
Chuan-Xin Duan
Lu Ma
Dan Wu
Ze-Zhang Tao
Establishment of quantitative evaluation system for cochlear implant effectiveness for hearing-impaired children
Journal of Otology
Cochlear implant
Reliability
Quantitative evaluation
Validity
title Establishment of quantitative evaluation system for cochlear implant effectiveness for hearing-impaired children
title_full Establishment of quantitative evaluation system for cochlear implant effectiveness for hearing-impaired children
title_fullStr Establishment of quantitative evaluation system for cochlear implant effectiveness for hearing-impaired children
title_full_unstemmed Establishment of quantitative evaluation system for cochlear implant effectiveness for hearing-impaired children
title_short Establishment of quantitative evaluation system for cochlear implant effectiveness for hearing-impaired children
title_sort establishment of quantitative evaluation system for cochlear implant effectiveness for hearing impaired children
topic Cochlear implant
Reliability
Quantitative evaluation
Validity
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1672293024000187
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