Rehabilitation healthcare professionals’ competence and confidence in differentially diagnosing deafblindness from autism spectrum disorders: a cross-sectional survey in South Africa [PDF]
BMC Medical Education, 2022 Background Early diagnosis and management of children who are deafblind is important to alleviate the effects of deafblindness on the development of the child who is deafblind and their families. However, children who are deafblind are often misdiagnosed
Nomfundo Moroe +2 more
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Interventions for adults with deafblindness - an integrative review [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Purpose To compile the current research on interventions for rehabilitation aimed at adults (aged 18-65 years) with deafblindness. Materials and methods A comprehensive search was conducted in eight databases. An additional manual search was also carried
Camilla Warnicke +3 more
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The development of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Sets for deafblindness: A study protocol. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundIndividuals with deafblindness experience a combination of hearing and vision impairments. The World Health Organization has developed a global framework referred to as the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
Abinethaa Paramasivam +6 more
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Living an ordinary life – yet not: the everyday life of children and adolescents living with a parent with deafblindness [PDF]
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2022 Introduction The family life of people living with one family member with deafblindness has been sparsely described. Purpose The aim of the study was to explore how children experience their everyday family life when having a parent with deafblindness ...
Karina Huus +4 more
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Development of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Sets for children and youth with deafblindness: protocol for a multistudy collaboration across regions of WHO [PDF]
BMJ OpenIntroduction While the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Sets have been developed for deafblindness across the lifespan, there are currently no Core Sets specifically designed for children and youth with ...
Walter Wittich, Shirley Dumassais
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Device abandonment in deafblindness: a scoping review of the intersection of functionality and usability through the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health lens [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives Abandonment of vision, hearing or mobility aids suggests common barriers and facilitators to ongoing device use. However, the possible interactive effects of combined hearing and vision disabilities on device use by those living with ...
Walter Wittich +4 more
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Somatosensory processing in deaf and deafblind individuals: How does the brain adapt as a function of sensory and linguistic experience? A critical review [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 How do deaf and deafblind individuals process touch? This question offers a unique model to understand the prospects and constraints of neural plasticity. Our brain constantly receives and processes signals from the environment and combines them into the
Agnes Villwock, Konstantin Grin
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Multiparty Conversations With People With Congenital Deafblindness: Operationalization, Significance, and Requirements [PDF]
Frontiers in Education, 2020 Typically developing children are exposed to multiparty communication on a daily basis from birth. This facilitates both group belonging and observational learning.
Mijkje Worm +5 more
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Psychological and social consequences of deafblindness for siblings: a systematic literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyThe onset of deafblindness profoundly impacts both the individual with this condition and the individual’s family, including siblings. While current studies have primarily focused on the impact felt by parents or spouses, the distinct experiences of ...
Marine Arcous +2 more
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IJCM_207A: Deaf blindness in India: Prevention and Long-Term Challenges [PDF]
Indian Journal of Community MedicineBackground: Deaf-blindness is a disability encompassing varying degrees of hearing impairment and low vision together. Congenital deafblindness is when its onset under 2 years age.
Anuradha Shetye
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