[Quality of cochlear implant rehabilitation under COVID-19 conditions. German version].

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rehabilitation process following cochlear implant (CI) surgery is carried out in a multimodal therapy according to German national guidelines and includes technical and medical aftercare. In times of the corona pandemic surgery and rehabilitation appointments were cancelled or delayed leading to a more difficult access to auditory rehabilitation. Newly implemented hygiene modalities due to the SARS-CoV‑2 pandemic have changed medical aftercare and the rehabilitation process. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of rehabilitation under corona conditions.

Material and methods

An anonymous survey of adult cochlear implant patients was carried out by a non-standardized questionnaire. Demographics were analyzed and the quality of medical aftercare, spe

SUBMITTER: Aschendorff A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7466923 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature