2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/09/2020 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Pediatric Hearing Loss: Parent Psychosocial Challenges and Considerations for Screening Parents | Chicago C
Pediatric Hearing Loss: Parent Psychosocial Challenges and Considerations for Screening Parents
Most parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) have typical hearing, which can lead to emotional struggles and technical challenges (Mitchell & Karchmer, 2004). This, in turn, can influence how parents support their child in developing effective communication. Understanding parent psychosocial experiences can inform audiologists’ considerations within their clinical encounters to increase parent activation for evidence-based at-home hearing care.
A broader understanding of parent experiences may improve professional approaches in guiding and supporting parents. Audiologists may play a central role by effectively engaging parents throughout the diagnostic and intervention process, mitigating the impact of challenges. To increase knowledge regarding parent experiences, the purpose of this study was to explore the psychosocial impacts of pediatric hearing loss on parents of children who are D/HH by answering the question: How do the experiences of parents of children who are D/HH compare to a normative sample with respect to (1) psychological distress, (2) sense of self-efficacy, (3) quality of life, (4) overall well-being, and (5) functional impairment?
Data (N = 296) was collected through a cross-sectional online survey of eligible parents who were proficient in English and a parent of a child with hearing loss.
Data analyses revealed parents of children who are D/HH were functioning within the normative range approximately 70% of the time, with the rest meeting mild to severe clinical cut-offs. Therefore, roughly 30% of the time, parents experienced challenges related to their child’s hearing loss.
While the majority of parents of children who are D/HH in our sample were functioning above normative samples in the areas surveyed, it is important for audiologists to incorporate strategies for identifying parents that may be struggling. This presentation will describe how parents scored on the five psychometric measures included and provide suggestions about how to screen parents’ psychosocial well-being.
- Describe psychosocial impacts that parents may be facing
- Describe how parents of children who are D/HH in the study sample compared to a normative sample on psychosocial measures
- List psychometric screening tools that may be beneficial to clinicians working with families
Presentation:
21060_12519CourtneyKasin.pdf
Handouts:
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Transcripts:
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Presenters/Authors
Courtney Kasin
(), Utah State University , courtney.kasinmann@gmail.com;
Courtney is a fourth year Doctor of Audiology student at Utah State University, currently completing her externship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH. She graduated with her BA in Communicative Disorders and Religious Studies from University of Redlands in 2018. Prior to moving to Columbus, Courtney was a student in USU’s Listening and Spoken Language and LEND programs. She is looking forward to working with the pediatric population and their families after graduation in 2022.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Karen Munoz
(), Utah State University, karen.munoz@usu.edu;
Karen Muñoz is department head and professor of audiology at Utah State University in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education. She is also associate director of the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management. Her research focus is in the area of childhood hearing loss.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
• Receives Grants for Other activities from Utah State University.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.