Results of Studies Focusing on the Social Development of Children with Cochlear Implants: Current Status

Abstract

Delays in language development among children with cochlear implants can cause disruptions in other areas due to the holistic nature of development. Social development is one such area. It affects children's emotional development and plays a significant role in their interaction with their environment and society. Identifying the factors that affect social development and the interventions that support social development is important because it has the potential to guide studies that will support children in this area. Accordingly, this study aims to examine studies focusing on the social development of children with cochlear implants in Türkiye and to present the integrated results. The research was conducted using a systematic review design. Twelve studies that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed descriptively. The studies examined the relationship between demographic variables such as implant age, chronological age, educational environment, and participation in early intervention and children's social development. The results show that children who begin using cochlear implants at an early age develop social skills along with language development. The importance of qualified early intervention services is frequently emphasized. Intervention programs should be developed that are tailored to the individual needs of children and their families' socioeconomic status. There is a need for more intervention-based research in Türkiye.

Keywords

• Social development
• cochlear implant
• early intervention
• systematic review

Ethical Statement

Since no empirical data was collected, there was no need for an ethics committee.

Koklear İmplantlı Çocukların Sosyal Gelişimine Odaklanan Çalışmaların Sonuçları: Güncel Durum

Abstract

Koklear implant kullanıcısı çocukların dil gelişimlerindeki gecikmeler gelişimin bütüncül yapısı nedeniyle diğer alanlarda da aksamalara neden olabilmektedir. Sosyal gelişim de bu alanlardan biridir. Çocukların duygusal özelliklerini etkilemekte, çevreleriyle ve toplumla iletişimlerinde belirleyici olmaktadır. Sosyal gelişim bağlama duyarlı olduğundan, Türkiye’nin sosyokültürel yapısına özgü çalışmaların sentezlenmesi, ilgili örüntülerin belirlenmesi, alanyazındaki boşlukların saptanması ve bulguların uluslararası alanyazınla karşılaştırılması gerekmektedir. Bu doğrultuda araştırmanın amacı Türkiye’deki koklear implantlı çocukların sosyal gelişimlerine odaklanan çalışmaları inceleyerek bütünleşik sonuçları ortaya koymaktır. Araştırma sistematik derleme tasarımında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Dahil etme ölçütlerini karşılayan 12 çalışma betimsel olarak analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmalarda implant yaşı, dil gelişimi özellikleri ve çeşitli demografik değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiler, bu değişkenlerin çocukların sosyal gelişim özellikleriyle ilişkisi ve koklear implantlı çocukların sosyal gelişim özelliklerinin tipik işiten akranlarıyla karşılaştırılması incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar, erken dönemde koklear implant kullanımının çocukların sosyal gelişimini desteklediğini tutarlı biçimde göstermektedir. Nitelikli erken müdahale hizmetlerinin önemi sıkça vurgulanmaktadır. Çocukların bireysel ihtiyaçlarına ve ailelerinin sosyoekonomik durumlarına göre özelleştirilmiş müdahale programları geliştirilmelidir. Türkiye’de daha fazla müdahale içeren araştırmaya ihtiyaç vardır.

Keywords

• Sosyal gelişim
• koklear implant
• erken müdahale
• sistematik inceleme

Ethical Statement

Ampirik veri toplama gerekemediğinden etik kurul alınmamıştır.

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