Objectives

This study aimed to determine the correlation of the quality of life (QOL) with the Categories of Auditory Performance (CAP) and the Speech Intelligibility Rating (SIR) scales in children after cochlear implantation.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2018 to February 2020 at the otolaryngology department at a tertiary referral center. Patients aged ≤16 years who had received cochlear implants (CIs) at our center were consecutively included in this study. Parents were asked to complete the Glasgow Children's Benefit Inventory questionnaire, and auditory and speech assessments were performed by the speech therapists at our center. The correlations of Glasgow Children's Benefit Inventory results with the objective data from the CAP and SIR assessment tools were analyzed.

Results

Seventy patients were included in this study. The mean age at implantation was 3 years and 9 months. The mean Glasgow Children's Benefit Inventory score was 52.23 (standard deviation = 23.99), indicating a positive benefit in QOL. There was a statistically significant correlation of the QOL questionnaire score with the CAP score (r = 0.40, p = 0.008), but no correlation was found between the QOL questionnaire score and the SIR score.

Conclusion

We recommend that cochlear implant patients should undergo an evaluation that incorporates auditory, language, and QOL assessment tools to gain a more comprehensive understanding of their progress.

中文翻译：

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儿童人工耳蜗植入后生活质量与言语和听力的相关性

目标

本研究旨在确定儿童人工耳蜗植入后生活质量 (QOL) 与听觉表现类别 (CAP) 和言语清晰度等级 (SIR) 量表的相关性。

方法

这项横断面研究于 2018 年 11 月至 2020 年 2 月在三级转诊中心的耳鼻喉科进行。本研究连续纳入了在我们中心接受人工耳蜗 (CI) 的 16 岁以下患者。家长被要求完成格拉斯哥儿童福利清单问卷，我们中心的言语治疗师进行听觉和言语评估。分析了格拉斯哥儿童福利清单结果与来自 CAP 和 SIR 评估工具的客观数据的相关性。

结果

本研究包括 70 名患者。植入时的平均年龄为 3 岁 9 个月。格拉斯哥儿童福利清单的平均得分为 52.23（标准差 = 23.99），表明 QOL 有积极的益处。QOL 问卷评分与 CAP 评分存在统计学显着相关性（r  = 0.40，p  = 0.008），但 QOL 问卷评分与 SIR 评分之间未发现相关性。

结论

我们建议人工耳蜗患者应接受结合听觉、语言和 QOL 评估工具的评估，以更全面地了解他们的进展。