Publications by authors named "U Lohith"
Article Synopsis
- - The study examined health-related quality of life for children in India who received cochlear implants, using a specific questionnaire to gauge their experiences post-implantation.
- - A total of 69 children participated and all reported improved quality of life after getting their implants, though factors like age, gender, and education did not influence these outcomes significantly.
- - Results indicated that younger children who received their implants earlier tended to experience greater enhancements in their quality of life, highlighting the importance of early intervention for kids with profound hearing loss.
Objective: To study parental perspectives on re/habilitation services offered for pediatric cochlear implant (CI) users at a non-profit organization in India.
Methodology: A non-standardized questionnaire comprising 46 items was created to understand perspectives of parents of pediatric CI users. Questions were designed to examine re/habilitation services from the angles of service delivery, parental stress levels, reasons for delay in obtaining services, sources of emotional support, concerns, and fears during each stage starting from diagnosis of hearing loss to CI surgery, re/habilitation services and parents' views of their children post-CI.