Implant outcomes: towards a mixed methodology for evaluating the efficacy of adult cochlear implant programmes

A Hogan - Disability and rehabilitation, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
Disability and rehabilitation, 1997Taylor & Francis
Studies concerned with the efficacy of cochlear implants have traditionally focused on
measuring enhancements in speech perception associated with implantation. This paper
reports the findings of a study concerned with qualitative and quantitative measures of
psychosocial benefit associated with the adult cochlear implant programme. Cochlear
implants enhanced implantees' interpersonal communication skills and social confidence,
and were associated with a reduction in the user's social anxiety. Broader socioeconomic …
Studies concerned with the efficacy of cochlear implants have traditionally focused on measuring enhancements in speech perception associated with implantation. This paper reports the findings of a study concerned with qualitative and quantitative measures of psychosocial benefit associated with the adult cochlear implant programme. Cochlear implants enhanced implantees' interpersonal communication skills and social confidence, and were associated with a reduction in the user's social anxiety. Broader socioeconomic gains were not achieved by implantees, mainly because of an absence of adequate employment and community education programmes associated with implant programmes.
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