9. Assessment on the changes in quality of life among children with hearing loss after cochlear implanted at the vietnam national children’s hospital in 2020-2021
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The objective of this non-controlled comparative intervention study was to evaluate the change in the quality of life among 36 children with cochlear implantation at the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital from 2020 to 2021. Qualitiy of life was assessed using the KINDL questionnaire for children aged 2-6 years and 7 - 10 years before cochlear implantation, and at 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month after having the implantation. The results showed that, after cochlear implantation, the children’s quality-of-life increased significantly in most aspects at 3 months, 6 months, 12 months. In the 2 - 6 age group, the total quality of life scores before implantation, at 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month were 42.5, 54.7, 69.4, and 73.7, respectively. The improvement in total quality of life score was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Similarly, in the group of children aged 7 - 10 years, the total quality of life score improved significantly at all follow-up visits compared to before implantation. In the group of children 2-6 years old, age at cochlear implantation and age at detection of hearing loss had statistically significant inverse relationships with the total quality of life score at 12 months (r = -0.517, p = 0.004; and r = -0.633, p < 0.001; respectively). No association was observed between gender and quality-of-life scores at any time point after cochlear implantation.
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Quality of life, cochlear implantation, children, Vietnam National Children’s Hospital
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