The study of auditory performance of prelingual deaf cochlear implant recipients using Chinese version of categories of auditory performance.
- Author:
Dahua WANG
;
Huifang ZHOU
;
Jing ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Child;
Cochlear Implantation;
Cochlear Implants;
Deafness;
therapy;
Hearing Tests;
Humans;
Reproducibility of Results;
Speech Perception;
Treatment Outcome
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2015;29(5):441-444
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:Applying Chinese version of categories of auditory performance (CAP) to assess cochlear implant (CI) recipients of prelingual deaf and test the reliability of Chinese version of CAP.
METHOD:Fifty CI recipients of prelingual deaf were interviewed by a parent and a speech therapist using Chinese version of CAP. Kappa coefficient analysis was applied to test the reliability of Chinese version of CAP.
RESULT:Thirty-five of 50 cases (70%) were found completely coincident, 12 cases (24%) were one category different, 3 cases (6%) were 2 categories different. Kappa coefficient was 0.624.
CONCLUSION:Chinese version of CAP was found reliable and useful to evaluate auditory performance of prelingual deaf pediatric after cochlear implantation.
