Positive effects of hearing and speech rehabilitation on lexical fund quality in hearing impaired children
Background/Aim. Initial experiences in rehabilitation of children with cochlear implants and frequent debates regarding the effects of their application have imposed the necessity to compare the effects of speech rehabilitation in children with hearing aids with those having cochlear implants. The a...
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| author | Maletić-Sekulić Ivana Veselinović Ivana Jeličić Ljiljana Šijan-Gobeljić Mirjana Dragutinović Ninoslava |
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| description | Background/Aim. Initial experiences in rehabilitation of children with cochlear implants and frequent debates regarding the effects of their application have imposed the necessity to compare the effects of speech rehabilitation in children with hearing aids with those having cochlear implants. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the level of lexical development in hearing impaired children who are involved in the process of hearing and speech-language rehabilitation and who were amplified by hearing aids or cochlear implants. Methods. The sample consisted of 55 children aged 3–6 years, diagnosed with prelingual bilateral hearing impairment with a hearing threshold above 90 dB. All examined children had average intellectual abilities and no additonal impairments. The sample was divided into 2 groups: E1 group consisted of 30 children with cochlear implants and E2 group consisted of 25 children who were amplified by individual hearing aids. Research methodology included a Test of Vocabulary. The testing was performed individually. A year after the testing, a retest was done. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS v. 17 for Windows. Results. The largest number of children had average achievements on a Test of Vocabulary during initial testing. After a year (retest) significant improvements were noticed. A large number of children had above average achievements (46.7% in the E1 and 36% in the E2 group) while the number of children with below average achievements was significantly reduced (3.3% in the E1 and 8% in the E2). A comparative analysis of the test and those with gearing aids achievements showed that there was no statistically significant difference between children with cochlear implants and retest. Conclusion. Significant improvement of the achievements on retest in both groups can be explained by positive effects of systematic, planned, intensive and continuous rehabilitation of hearing impaired children, and not by application of certain type of hearing amplification. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. OI178027 and Grant no. 179055] |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5c17418fe29b47259c0676c876f1bf0b2025-08-20T03:26:25ZengMinistry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, BelgradeVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502406-07202018-01-0175657658110.2298/VSP160815375M0042-84501600375MPositive effects of hearing and speech rehabilitation on lexical fund quality in hearing impaired childrenMaletić-Sekulić Ivana0Veselinović Ivana1Jeličić Ljiljana2Šijan-Gobeljić Mirjana3Dragutinović Ninoslava4University Medical Center „Zemun“, ZemunFaculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, BelgradeLife Activities Advancement Center, Belgrade + Institute for Experimental Phonetics and Speech Pathology, BelgradeCollege of Higher Education for Applied Studies „Milutin Milanković“, BelgradeCollege of Higher Education for Applied Studies „Milutin Milanković“, BelgradeBackground/Aim. Initial experiences in rehabilitation of children with cochlear implants and frequent debates regarding the effects of their application have imposed the necessity to compare the effects of speech rehabilitation in children with hearing aids with those having cochlear implants. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the level of lexical development in hearing impaired children who are involved in the process of hearing and speech-language rehabilitation and who were amplified by hearing aids or cochlear implants. Methods. The sample consisted of 55 children aged 3–6 years, diagnosed with prelingual bilateral hearing impairment with a hearing threshold above 90 dB. All examined children had average intellectual abilities and no additonal impairments. The sample was divided into 2 groups: E1 group consisted of 30 children with cochlear implants and E2 group consisted of 25 children who were amplified by individual hearing aids. Research methodology included a Test of Vocabulary. The testing was performed individually. A year after the testing, a retest was done. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS v. 17 for Windows. Results. The largest number of children had average achievements on a Test of Vocabulary during initial testing. After a year (retest) significant improvements were noticed. A large number of children had above average achievements (46.7% in the E1 and 36% in the E2 group) while the number of children with below average achievements was significantly reduced (3.3% in the E1 and 8% in the E2). A comparative analysis of the test and those with gearing aids achievements showed that there was no statistically significant difference between children with cochlear implants and retest. Conclusion. Significant improvement of the achievements on retest in both groups can be explained by positive effects of systematic, planned, intensive and continuous rehabilitation of hearing impaired children, and not by application of certain type of hearing amplification. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. OI178027 and Grant no. 179055]http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2018/0042-84501600375M.pdfhearing disorderschild, preschoolhearing aidscochlear implantsspeechrehabilitationvocabularysurveys and questionnaires |
| spellingShingle | Maletić-Sekulić Ivana Veselinović Ivana Jeličić Ljiljana Šijan-Gobeljić Mirjana Dragutinović Ninoslava Positive effects of hearing and speech rehabilitation on lexical fund quality in hearing impaired children Vojnosanitetski Pregled hearing disorders child, preschool hearing aids cochlear implants speech rehabilitation vocabulary surveys and questionnaires |
| title | Positive effects of hearing and speech rehabilitation on lexical fund quality in hearing impaired children |
| title_full | Positive effects of hearing and speech rehabilitation on lexical fund quality in hearing impaired children |
| title_fullStr | Positive effects of hearing and speech rehabilitation on lexical fund quality in hearing impaired children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Positive effects of hearing and speech rehabilitation on lexical fund quality in hearing impaired children |
| title_short | Positive effects of hearing and speech rehabilitation on lexical fund quality in hearing impaired children |
| title_sort | positive effects of hearing and speech rehabilitation on lexical fund quality in hearing impaired children |
| topic | hearing disorders child, preschool hearing aids cochlear implants speech rehabilitation vocabulary surveys and questionnaires |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2018/0042-84501600375M.pdf |
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