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Quality of life and parental care burden in cochlear implanted children: A case-control study

Objectives: Cochlear implantation is a widely accepted and effective surgical method used to treat severe hearing loss. What's more, it affects the lives of both cochlear implanted children and their parents. This study aims to compare cochlear-implanted children (CIC) and their parents with healthy counterparts and their parents in terms of the quality of life (QOL) and parental care burden (CB).

Tue, 12/20/2022 - 09:55

Quality of life in paediatric tracheostomy patients and their caregivers - A cross-sectional study

Objectives: (1) To better outline quality of life outcomes in paediatric tracheostomy patients and their caregivers. (2) To establish whether quality of life outcomes for children are associated with those of their caregivers. (3) To establish whether quality of life outcomes were associated with the demographic and clinical variables of age, duration of time with a tracheostomy, number of comorbidities, and ventilator dependence.

Tue, 12/13/2022 - 16:39