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Communication-related outcomes of cochlear implant use by late-implanted prelingually deafened adults
Dissertation (MCommunication Pathology)--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/30560 Communication-related outcomes of cochlear implant use by late-implanted prelingually deafened adults Van Dijk, Catherine-Anne Groenewald, Emily liani@bluehorizon.biz Celliers, Liani Selfreported outcomes Late-implanted prelingually deafened adults Cochlear implant Quality of life Audiologists Audiological functioning Objectively assessed outcomes Language skills Speech intelligibility UCTD Dissertation (MCommunication Pathology)--University of Pretoria, 2010. Cochlear implantation of prelingually deafened adults is a contentious issue and information about the outcomes of late-implanted prelingually deafened (LIPD) adults is still largely undocumented. The question this study set out to answer, is what impact a late cochlear implantation has on the communication-related outcomes, both self-reported and objectively measured, of prelingually deafened adults. Consequently, this investigation determined the auditory, language, speech-intelligibility and quality of life outcomes of a group of LIPD adults. A combined qualitative and quantitative cross-sectional research approach was utilized for this multiple case study investigation. A semi-structured interview, audiological test battery and communication assessments were conducted using seven LIPD adults of a well-established cochlear implant program in South Africa. The results of the study indicated that the LIPD adults’ objectively assessed auditory, language and speech intelligibility outcomes are poorer than would be expected from good cochlear implant users, but the self-reported outcomes indicated that they experienced the cochlear implant as worthwhile and positive. The findings of this study provide more in-depth information regarding the communication-related outcomes of this population, and this information may be used by audiologists and speech-language therapists during counselling of prelingually deafened candidates to ensure appropriate expectations. Copyright Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Unrestricted 2013-09-07T19:20:48Z 2010-03-12 2013-09-07T19:20:48Z 2009-09-01 2010-03-12 2010-02-22 Dissertation Celliers, L 2009, Communication-related outcomes of cochlear implant use by late-implanted prelingually deafened adults, MCommunication Pathology dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30560 > E10/10/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30560 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02222010-142944/ © 2009, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Selfreported outcomes Late-implanted prelingually deafened adults Cochlear implant Quality of life Audiologists Audiological functioning Objectively assessed outcomes Language skills Speech intelligibility UCTD Communication-related outcomes of cochlear implant use by late-implanted prelingually deafened adults |
| title | Communication-related outcomes of cochlear implant use by late-implanted prelingually deafened adults |
| title_full | Communication-related outcomes of cochlear implant use by late-implanted prelingually deafened adults |
| title_fullStr | Communication-related outcomes of cochlear implant use by late-implanted prelingually deafened adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Communication-related outcomes of cochlear implant use by late-implanted prelingually deafened adults |
| title_short | Communication-related outcomes of cochlear implant use by late-implanted prelingually deafened adults |
| title_sort | communication related outcomes of cochlear implant use by late implanted prelingually deafened adults |
| topic | Selfreported outcomes Late-implanted prelingually deafened adults Cochlear implant Quality of life Audiologists Audiological functioning Objectively assessed outcomes Language skills Speech intelligibility UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30560 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02222010-142944/ |