The Association Between Family Resources and Language Among Young Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our study (1) examined demographic factors in families with children with bilateral hearing loss and how they relate to Family Resource Scale (FRS) questionnaire data and (2) examined correlations between FRS data and measures of language.

Methods

Children aged 6 months to 10 years with bilateral hearing loss were enrolled. Parents completed the FRS questionnaire to assess their access to socioeconomic resources at the first language measurement visit. Assessments measured receptive and expressive language, nonverbal intelligence quotient, and adaptive functioning.

Results

Among the 85 children included in the analysis, approximately 40% had hearing loss classified as mild to moderate and 25% had a cochlear implant. Participants' mean FRS score was 130 (SD 1

SUBMITTER: Townsend J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10840743 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature