Parental perspectives on the quality of life of children with cochlear implants in Armenia (ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
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Title
Parental perspectives on the quality of life of children with cochlear implants in Armenia (ORIGINAL ARTICLE)
Subject
children, cochlear implants, Armenia, quality of life, CCIPP
Description
Objectives: The aim of this project is to assess the quality of life (QOL) of children living with cochlear implants (CIs) in Armenia using the
‘Children with Cochlear Implants: Parental Perspectives’ (CCIPP) questionnaire.
Design: A group of children received CIs after an international medical mission trip. Parents of 39 children who received CIs (30 male and 9
female, age range between 1 and 7 years, mean 6.31 years post-implantation, and mean age at time of implantation 2.92 years old) completed
the CCIPP questionnaire. The questionnaire had 107 items, which were scored using a 5-point Likert scale.
Results: General functioning, communication, and support of the child domains (mean 4.13, 4.01, and 4.00, respectively) achieved the highest
ratings. Effects of implantation (mean 2.97) and education (mean 3.24) received less positive ratings. Communication, general functioning, social
relationship, and well-being and happiness had the most positive correlations with other domains (P < 0.05). Significant but weak correlations
were observed between communication and age of implantation (r s = −0.352, P < 0.05), general functioning and number of spoken languages
(r s = 0.372, P < 0.05), and supporting the child and number of spoken languages (r s = 0.376, P < 0.05).
Conclusion: The parents positively rated most domains indicating that the QOL of the child at ≥3 years post-implantation is improved and
that parents view the implant as having a positive impact on their child’s life. Future studies should investigate and implement solutions to
enhance parents’ satisfaction with education and effects of implantation domains by improving resource allocation to schools and providing
better preoperative counseling to parents, respectively. Importantly, this project demonstrates that an international medical aid trip model can
be an effective means of providing cochlear implantation to resource-limited countries
‘Children with Cochlear Implants: Parental Perspectives’ (CCIPP) questionnaire.
Design: A group of children received CIs after an international medical mission trip. Parents of 39 children who received CIs (30 male and 9
female, age range between 1 and 7 years, mean 6.31 years post-implantation, and mean age at time of implantation 2.92 years old) completed
the CCIPP questionnaire. The questionnaire had 107 items, which were scored using a 5-point Likert scale.
Results: General functioning, communication, and support of the child domains (mean 4.13, 4.01, and 4.00, respectively) achieved the highest
ratings. Effects of implantation (mean 2.97) and education (mean 3.24) received less positive ratings. Communication, general functioning, social
relationship, and well-being and happiness had the most positive correlations with other domains (P < 0.05). Significant but weak correlations
were observed between communication and age of implantation (r s = −0.352, P < 0.05), general functioning and number of spoken languages
(r s = 0.372, P < 0.05), and supporting the child and number of spoken languages (r s = 0.376, P < 0.05).
Conclusion: The parents positively rated most domains indicating that the QOL of the child at ≥3 years post-implantation is improved and
that parents view the implant as having a positive impact on their child’s life. Future studies should investigate and implement solutions to
enhance parents’ satisfaction with education and effects of implantation domains by improving resource allocation to schools and providing
better preoperative counseling to parents, respectively. Importantly, this project demonstrates that an international medical aid trip model can
be an effective means of providing cochlear implantation to resource-limited countries
Creator
Marie Danielian , Arman Danielian, Lilit Harutunyan, Akira Ishiyama, and Salpy Akaragian
Source
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/ijcoms/lyad001
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Date
8 February 2023
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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Citation
Marie Danielian , Arman Danielian, Lilit Harutunyan, Akira Ishiyama, and Salpy Akaragian, “Parental perspectives on the quality of life of children with cochlear implants in Armenia (ORIGINAL ARTICLE),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11182.