Predictor of Auditory Performance in Mandarin Chinese Children With Cochlear Implants

• DOI: 10.1097/mao.0b013e31821789d1
• Publication Date: 2011-05-18T11:30:53Z
• Authors: Nan-Mai Wang; Chu-Jung Liu; Shu-Yu Liu; Kuo-You Huang; Yu-Ching Kuo
• Keywords: Mandarin Chinese; Categorical variable; Explained variation

The objectives of this investigation were to analyze auditory performance among Mandarin-speaking school-aged children with cochlear implants from their parents' perspective and derive predictive factors the performance.Parental survey implant outcome was developed, factor analysis performed by variance. Categorical regression Pratt measure relative importance approached performance.Chung Shan Medical University, School Speech Language Pathology Audiology, 7 major hospitals in Taiwan.A total 177 parents implants, a mean age 11.36 years (range, 6.75-18.75 yr), included as participants centers nationally.All received unilateral multichannel for 1-year experience.The CAPR performance, 31 variables 5 parts recipients' information explored independent variables.Of all 63.8% reached level telephone use. Analysis variance showed that 9 correlated significantly (F = 14.04, p < 0.001; multiple R 0.79, 0.63). demonstrated factors, namely, "no additional disabilities," "oral/aural communication mode at home" "at school," "educational placement," "perception implantation decision" predicted implant. Five found predict these children, suggesting recipient's participation environments, oral/aural mode, without disabilities contributing performance. parent's view provides not only an important value children's function real life but also another measure.