Characterizing North Carolina's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants and Toddlers: Predictors of Vocabulary, Diagnosis, and Intervention.
J Speech Lang Hear Res
; 65(5): 1894-1905, 2022 05 11.
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| ID: mdl-35363581
PURPOSE: This study sought to (a) characterize the demographic, audiological, and intervention variability in a population of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children receiving state services for hearing loss; (b) identify predictors of vocabulary delays; and (c) evaluate factors influencing the success and timing of early identification and intervention efforts at a state level. METHOD: One hundred DHH infants and toddlers (aged 4-36 months) enrolled in early intervention completed the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories, and detailed information about their audiological and clinical history was collected. We examined the influence of demographic, clinical, and audiological factors on vocabulary outcomes and early intervention efforts. RESULTS: We found that this sample showed spoken language vocabulary delays (production) relative to hearing peers and showed room for improvement in rates of early diagnosis and intervention. These delays in vocabulary and early support services were predicted by an overlapping subset of hearing-, health-, and home-related variables. CONCLUSIONS: In a diverse sample of DHH children receiving early intervention, we identify variables that predict delays in vocabulary and early support services, which reflected both dimensions that are immutable, and those that clinicians and caretakers can potentially alter. We provide a discussion on the implications for clinical practice. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.19449839.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Personas con Deficiencia Auditiva
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Sordera
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Pérdida Auditiva
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Speech Lang Hear Res
Asunto de la revista:
AUDIOLOGIA
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PATOLOGIA DA FALA E LINGUAGEM
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos