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Iran J Health Sci 2024, 12(2): 131-140 |
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Veiskarami P, Roozbahani M, Mortazavi I. Development of Language and Social Skills in Hearing-impaired Children With and Without Rehabilitation. Iran J Health Sci 2024; 12 (2) :131-140
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Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Humanites, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran. , Mehdi.roozbahani@iau.ac.ir
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Background and Purpose: Language learning and socialization is a natural process unique to humans. Profound hearing loss has far-reaching consequences for speech and personal-social development. This study aimed to compare the language and social skills development of normal-hearing children with hearing-impaired ones and studied the effect of hearing rehabilitation on selected developmental aspects of hearing-impaired children.
Materials and Methods: Of 149 children between 6 and 18 months recruited for this study, 55 girls and 65 boys were classified as normal-hearing children (NHC), 11 girls and 13 boys as non-rehabilitated hearing-impaired children (NRHIC) group, and 3 girls and 2 boys as rehabilitated hearing-impaired children (RHIC) group. The Denver developmental screening test 2 (DDST-II) evaluated their language and personal-social development. The obtained data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests.
Results: The development of language between the NHC group and the RHIC (P=0.016) and NRHIC (P=0.001) groups was statistically significant (P≤0.05). The development of personal-social skills between the NHC group and RHIC (P=0.004) and NRHIC (P=0.001) groups were statistically significant. However, the difference in these two developmental aspects, language (P=0.770) and personal social (P=0.0421), between the two hearing-impaired groups was not significant.
Conclusion: Delays in language and social skills development are evident in hearing-impaired children at an early age, so the age of onset of rehabilitation should be reduced as early as possible. The Denver-II screening test is recommended to evaluate the language and skills development in the health centers and centers specialized for hearing-impaired children aged 6 to 18 months.
Materials and Methods: Of 149 children between 6 and 18 months recruited for this study, 55 girls and 65 boys were classified as normal-hearing children (NHC), 11 girls and 13 boys as non-rehabilitated hearing-impaired children (NRHIC) group, and 3 girls and 2 boys as rehabilitated hearing-impaired children (RHIC) group. The Denver developmental screening test 2 (DDST-II) evaluated their language and personal-social development. The obtained data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests.
Results: The development of language between the NHC group and the RHIC (P=0.016) and NRHIC (P=0.001) groups was statistically significant (P≤0.05). The development of personal-social skills between the NHC group and RHIC (P=0.004) and NRHIC (P=0.001) groups were statistically significant. However, the difference in these two developmental aspects, language (P=0.770) and personal social (P=0.0421), between the two hearing-impaired groups was not significant.
Conclusion: Delays in language and social skills development are evident in hearing-impaired children at an early age, so the age of onset of rehabilitation should be reduced as early as possible. The Denver-II screening test is recommended to evaluate the language and skills development in the health centers and centers specialized for hearing-impaired children aged 6 to 18 months.
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