Social Determinants of Health and Language and Academic Outcomes in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cochlear implants can restore sound and enable speech and language development for children with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. Long-term outcomes of pediatric cochlear implant recipients are variable. Although the association between social determinants of health (SDH) and pediatric cochlear implant outcomes has been explored, the strength of this association has not been quantitatively synthesized in the literature.

Objective

To determine the association of SDH with language and academic outcomes in pediatric cochlear implant recipients.

Data sources

In August 2023, the following databases were searched: Embase.com, Ovid MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cumulated

SUBMITTER: Mueller L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11565371 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature