TY - JOUR
T1 - Pediatric cochlear implantation
T2 - A qualitative study of parental decision-imaking processes in Flanders, BELGIUM
AU - Hardonk, Stefan
AU - Bosteels, Sigrid
AU - Desnerck, Greetje
AU - Loots, Gerrit
AU - Van Hove, Geert
AU - Van Kerschaver, Erwin
AU - Vanroelen, Christophe
AU - Louckx, Fred
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - FACTORS CONTRIBUTING to parents' decision when they choose between cochlear implantation (CI) and traditional hearing aids for their child were examined. The subjects were children with severe/profound hearing loss, born 1999-2001, registered in the universal neonatal hearing screening program in the Flanders region of Belgium. Qualitative data collected retrospectively from parents were subjected to thematic content analysis. In their responses to professional advice, parents were segmented into 3 groups: (a) those whose primary considerations were the importance of oral language development and the relative potential of CI and traditional hearing aids; (b) those for whom alternative factors (e.g., medical risks, ethical issues) were paramount, even in the face of professional advocacy of CI; (c) those who followed professional advice against CI. The researchers conclude that care professionals should be sensitive to the impact of their advice and other factors in parental decision making.
AB - FACTORS CONTRIBUTING to parents' decision when they choose between cochlear implantation (CI) and traditional hearing aids for their child were examined. The subjects were children with severe/profound hearing loss, born 1999-2001, registered in the universal neonatal hearing screening program in the Flanders region of Belgium. Qualitative data collected retrospectively from parents were subjected to thematic content analysis. In their responses to professional advice, parents were segmented into 3 groups: (a) those whose primary considerations were the importance of oral language development and the relative potential of CI and traditional hearing aids; (b) those for whom alternative factors (e.g., medical risks, ethical issues) were paramount, even in the face of professional advocacy of CI; (c) those who followed professional advice against CI. The researchers conclude that care professionals should be sensitive to the impact of their advice and other factors in parental decision making.
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U2 - 10.1353/aad.2010.0012
DO - 10.1353/aad.2010.0012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78249234753
SN - 0002-726X
VL - 155
SP - 339
EP - 352
JO - American Annals of the Deaf
JF - American Annals of the Deaf
IS - 3
ER -