ZHU Chen-cheng,WU Ting,LIU-Pei ,et al.A Qualitative Study of Parental Care Experience for Children with Congenital Deafness Undergoing Cochlear Implantation[J].Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation,2025,23(04):429-432.
ZHU Chen-cheng,WU Ting,LIU-Pei ,et al.A Qualitative Study of Parental Care Experience for Children with Congenital Deafness Undergoing Cochlear Implantation[J].Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation,2025,23(04):429-432.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-4933.2025.04.017.
A Qualitative Study of Parental Care Experience for Children with Congenital Deafness Undergoing Cochlear Implantation
To explore the care experience of parents of children with congenital deafness.
Methods
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15 parents of children with congenital deafness who were admitted to the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of a Grade A tertiary hospital in Hefei City from June to July 2023 were selected for semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed by Colaizzi seven-step analysis method and themes were extracted. 5 themes were extracted: negative emotional response was strong
significant guilt
high disease uncertainty
heavy physical and mental burden
and post-traumatic growth.
Conclusion
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The care experience of the parents of children with congenital deafness is complex and diverse. Medical staff should focus on the psychological state of the parents of children with congenital deafness
and help them effectively relieve negative emotions
reduce guilt
improve their cognition of the disease through professional psychological counseling and intervention measures. Positive coping strategies should be adopted to affirm their efforts and growth in adversity. To promote the quality of care and rehabilitation of children.
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