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Observational Study of Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients: Two-year Follow-up Outcomes

Medeniyet Medical Journal, 2023
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the improvements in quality of life and auditory performance via a descriptive report using patient-related outcomes measures in a group of children with cochlear implants (CI).
Sidika CESUR, Ayca CIPRUT, Sengul TERLEMEZ   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Student perspectives of simulated learning to improve their dysphagia management

South African Journal of Communication Disorders
Background: The use of simulation to enhance knowledge translation and bridge the theoretical-clinical gap to enhance clinical training and competency in health professions has received mixed reviews in the literature. Objectives: This research examined
Skye N. Adams, Kelly-Ann Kater, Jaishika Seedat   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison between video otoscopy and standard tympanometry findings in adults living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in South Africa

South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: Literature suggests that there is a correlation between video otoscopy and standard tympanometry findings. However, there is limited evidence on whether these two measures are comparable in the identification of middle ear pathologies in ...
Ben Sebothoma, Katijah Khoza-Shangase
doaj   +1 more source

Hearing children of Deaf parents: Gender and birth order in the delegation of the interpreter role in culturally Deaf families

African Journal of Disability, 2018
Background: Culturally, hearing children born to Deaf parents may have to mediate two different positions within the hearing and Deaf cultures. However, there appears to be little written about the experiences of hearing children born to Deaf parents in ...
Nomfundo F. Moroe, Victor de Andrade
doaj   +1 more source

Hearing screening procedures and protocols in use at immunisation clinics in South Africa

South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2014
Background: There exists a need for context-relevant research aimed at facilitating the efficacious provision of early hearing detection and intervention services in South Africa.
Luisa Petrocchi-Bartal, Katijah Khoza-Shangase   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Weighing up the pros and cons of dysphagia triage in South Africa

South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Early identification of dysphagia followed by intervention reduces, length of hospitalisation, degree of morbidity, hospital costs and risk of aspiration pneumonia. The emergency department offers an opportune space for triage.
Kelly-Ann Kater, Jaishika Seedat
doaj   +1 more source

Audiological testing for ototoxicity monitoring in adults with tuberculosis in state hospitals in Gauteng, South Africa

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background: Ototoxicity monitoring during treatment of medical conditions, where the medications used are known to be toxic to the ear, is an important scope of practice of the audiologist; and, is an important clinical service aimed at enhancing ...
Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Megan Stirk
doaj   +1 more source

Management of classroom acoustics by teachers at two special needs schools in Johannesburg, South Africa

South African Journal of Education, 2022
In South Africa, education is considered a basic right and our constitution calls for accessible educational contexts which ought to be conducive for learning.
Ben Sebothoma, Victor de Andrade , Nabeelah Galvaan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence‐Informed Multidisciplinary Consensus Guidance for the Psychosocial Care of Adolescents With High‐Risk Cancer: Recommendations From the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with high‐risk cancer face complex developmental, psychosocial, and ethical challenges that extend beyond disease‐directed treatment. Although international recommendations exist for communication, psychosocial care, pediatric palliative care, survivorship, and shared decision‐making, these have largely evolved within ...
Johanna M. C. Blom, Dorella Scarponi, Giulia Zucchetti, Teresa Perillo, Maria Montanaro, Elisa Marconi, Chiara Rutigliano, Paolo Colavero, Paola Quarello, Marina Bertolotti, Monica Cellini, Carlo Clerici, Maurizio Mascarin, Francesca Bomben, Andrea Ferrari, the expert workgroup   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The occurrence of high-risk factors for hearing loss in verylow- birth-weight neonates: A retrospective exploratory study of targeted hearing screening

South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2012
The current study aimed at determining the type and frequency of high-risk factors for hearing loss in a group of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) neonates in a tertiary hospital in South Africa with the objective of collating evidence that could be used in ...
Amisha Kanji, Katijah Khoza-Shangase
doaj   +1 more source