TY - JOUR
TI - Predicting speech perception outcomes following cochlear implantation
using Nottingham children's implant profile (NChIP)
AU - Nikolopoulos, TP
AU - Gibbin, KP
AU - Dyar, D
JO - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
PY - 2004
VL - 68
TODO - 2
SP - 137-141
PB - Elsevier Ireland Ltd
SN - 0165-5876
TODO - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2003.09.020
TODO - cochlear implant; candidate selection; children; outcome; age; speech
perception; predictor; ChIP
TODO - Background-Objective: Nottingham children’s implant profile (NChIP) is a
systematic framework to assess deaf children before implantation taking
into account not only the well-known factors (age, duration of deafness)
but also family and support services, expectations, children’s cognitive
abilities and learning style. The aim of the present paper is to assess
the predictive value of the NChIP in the long-term outcomes of implanted
children. Patients: This prospective and longitudinal study involved 51
profoundly deaf children, implanted within the same paediatric cochlear
implant programme. All children were pre-lingually deaf with age at
onset of deafness <2 years and age at implantation <6 years. Three and 4
years following implantation all children were assessed using two
measures of speech perception. No child was lost to follow-up and no
child was excluded from the study for any reason. The most constant
predictor of the outcomes was children’s learning style Results.
explaining upto 29% of the variance. Other significant predictors of
the outcome were shorter duration of deafness, young age at implantation
and family structure/support. Conclusions: Intrinsic factors in children
and how well they communicate with their environment are of paramount
importance to the outcome following implantation. The predictive value
of NChIP has been demonstrated and the most important predictors of the
outcome were children’s learning style, short duration of deafness,
young age at implantation, and family structure/support. (C) 2003
Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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