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Why Do Candidates Forgo Cochlear Implantation? by Joshua J. Sturm; Gabriel Brandner; Cheng Ma; Kara C. Schvartz‐Leyzac; Judy R. Dubno; Theodore R. McRackan is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Objective: Identify barriers and facilitating factors in cochlear implant (CI) utilization by comparing functional measures between CI candidates who undergo or forgo implantation.Methods: Forty-three participants were separated into two groups: (1) 28 participants who underwent CI and (2) 15 participants who elected not to proceed with CI despite meeting eligibility criteria (no-CI). Prior to implantation, all participants completed the CI Quality of Life (CIQOL)-35 Profile and CIQOL-Expectations instrument. They were also surveyed on factors contributing to their decision to either undergo or forgo CI. Word and speech recognition were determined using the Consonant-Nucleus-Consonant (CNC) and the AzBio tests, respectively.Results: CIQOL-Expectations scores were indistinguishable between groups, but there were substantial differences in baseline CIQOL-35 Profile scores. Compared to the CI group, the no-CI group exhibited higher pre-CI scores in the Emotional (Cohen's d [95% CI] = 0.8 [0.1, 1.5]) and Entertainment (Cohen's d [95% CI] = 0.8 [0.1, 1.5]) domains. Survey data revealed that the most commonly reported barriers to pursuing CI in the no-CI cohort were fear of surgical comp
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- Author
- Joshua J. Sturm; Gabriel Brandner; Cheng Ma; Kara C. Schvartz‐Leyzac; Judy R. Dubno; Theodore R. McRackan
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)