Psychosocial Problems among Children with Hearing Impairment | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2025, Page 1072-1082 PDF (372.53 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.426538 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Aya Khaled Ahmed EL-sayed1; Ghada Mohamed Mourad2; Fatma Ata Abdel-Salihen3; Hoda Sayed Mohamed4 | ||||
| 11)Demonstrator of Psychiatric/Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing Misr University for Science and Technology | ||||
| 22)Professor of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University | ||||
| 33 Assist. Professor of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University | ||||
| 44) Assist. Professor of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Hearing impairment is a reduced ability to hear sounds in the same way as other people. Face a set of (a (psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem and (b) social problems such as social isolation, communication problems, acceptance, and participation. Aim: This study aimed to assess the psychosocial problems among children with hearing impairment. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized in this study. Setting: This study was carried out at Hearing and Speech Institute in Imbaba, Giza. Governorate, affiliated to General organization for teaching hospitalities and institutes Subjects: A purposive sample of 100 children with hearing impairment. Data collection tool: Data was gathered using the tools (1) a Structured interview questionnaire to assess children with hearing impairment demographic data;( 2) psychological problems among children with hearing impairment questionnaire; and (3) social problems among children with hearing impairment questionnaire. Results: Data analysis shows that half (50%) of the studied children had moderate levels of psychological problems, also more than half (50% (of the studied children had high levels of social problems. There was a highly statistically significant relation between the psychological problems of the studied children and their social problems p> 0. 001.There was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between the psychological problems of the studied children and their social problems of social acceptance, participation, relationship problems, communication problems and social problems p> 0. 001. Conclusion: The children with hearing impairment had moderate psychological and high social problems. Recommendations: Develop an educational program for families who caring for children with hearing impairment to give them information about how to care with these children | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Hearing Impairment; Psychological Problems; Social Problems | ||||
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