Deaf or hard of hearing children in Saudi Arabia: Status of early intervention services
| Autor: | Andre Swanepoel, Huda Alyami, Lidia Pottas, Maggi E. Soer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Parents Hearing aid Research design medicine.medical_specialty Hearing loss medicine.medical_treatment education Saudi Arabia Developing country Audiology Nonprobability sampling 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Surveys and Questionnaires 030225 pediatrics Intervention (counseling) Early Intervention Educational otorhinolaryngologic diseases Humans Medicine Child Hearing Loss 030223 otorhinolaryngology geography geography.geographical_feature_category business.industry Hearing Tests General Medicine medicine.disease Residential area Early Diagnosis Caregivers Otorhinolaryngology Child Preschool Family medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 86:142-149 |
| ISSN: | 0165-5876 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.04.010 |
| Popis: | Objective This study aims to determine the status of early intervention services provided to children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their parents/caregivers from birth to five years of age at two main state hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, based on their parents' perceptions. Method A descriptive quantitative research design was used to determine the status of early intervention services for deaf or hard of hearing children in Saudi Arabia based on their parents' perceptions. Semistructured interviews based on a questionnaire were conducted with 60 research participants from two main state hospitals where early detection and intervention services are provided. A purposive sampling technique was employed. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were performed on the data collected. Results The participants' children were diagnosed at a substantially late age, resulting in delayed ages for initial hearing aid fitting and enrolment in early intervention services. A significant relationship was found between the residential area of the participants and timely access to intervention services. The results indicated that participants residing in Riyadh were fitted with hearing aids and enrolled into EI services earlier than those living outside of Riyadh. The delivery of information also emerged as a weakness in the EI system for the majority of participants. Conclusion The findings of the study suggested that limited services of detection and intervention for deaf or hard of hearing children and residential area of participants are likely to be barriers to early access to intervention services. It is proposed that the benefits of UNHS accompanied by appropriate early intervention services should be made available in all regions throughout Saudi Arabia. |
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