Advancing Pediatric Cochlear Implant Care Through a Multidisciplinary Telehealth Model: Insights from Implementation and Family Perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Multidisciplinary care is the gold-standard approach for delivering comprehensive pediatric healthcare. For children undergoing cochlear implant (CI) evaluation, multiple appointments are required to assess candidacy, set realistic expectations, and counsel families on rehabilitation and the psychosocial impact of hearing loss. Established pediatric CI users also need coordinated follow-up to address ongoing auditory, educational, and psychosocial needs. This study evaluated the satisfaction and family perspectives of the implementation of a virtual, team-based multidisciplinary model for both CI candidates and established CI users.

Methods

Thirty-nine children and their families participated in discipline-specific telehealth consultations, including au

SUBMITTER: Sanchez CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12839940 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature