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İşitme Kayıplı Çocuk ve Ergenlerde COVID-19 Pandemisi Etkileri: Ebeveyn Gözünden İşitsel Algı Becerilerinin ve Günlük Rutinlerinin Değişimine Yönelik Tanımlayıcı Bir Çalışma
The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Adolescents with Hearing Loss: A Descriptive Research on Changes in Auditory Perception and Daily Routines from the Parents' Perspective
Deniz TUZa , Filiz ASLANb , Esra YÜCELb
aEge Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Odyoloji ABD, İzmir, Türkiye
bHacettepe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Odyoloji ABD, Ankara, Türkiye
Turkiye Klinikleri J Health Sci. 2023;8(3):469-77
doi: 10.5336/healthsci.2022-95053
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Çalışmada, işitme kayıplı çocuk ve ergenlerin pandemi sürecinde işitsel algı becerilerinin, günlük rutinlerindeki değişim ve ailelerinin kaygı düzeylerinin araştırılması amaçlanmaktadır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Toplam 79 işitme kayıplı çocuk ve ergenlerin aileleri çalışmaya dâhil edilmiştir. Çocukların işitsel performansını ölçmek için Ebeveynlerin Çocukların İşitsel/Sözel Performansını Değerlendirme Ölçeği (EÇİPED), ailelerinin stres düzeylerini ölçmek için Durumluk-Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği Durumluluk (DSKÖ-D) formu ve işitme kayıplı çocukların ve ailelerinin pandemi döneminde nasıl etkilendiğini ve günlük rutin değişimini belirlemeye yönelik sorular bulunan demografik bilgi formu kullanılmıştır. Çocukların pandemi öncesi ve sırasında EÇİPED puanları, günlük rutinlerinin değişimi ve ailenin DSKÖ-D puanı analiz edilmiş ve EÇİPED puanları ile pandemiden etkilenim ve DSKÖ-D skoru arasında ilişkiye bakılmıştır. Bulgular: Pandemi öncesi ve sırası EÇİPED skorları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulunmamıştır. Ailelerin %72,2'si çocuğunun uyku rutinin değiştiğini, %30,4'ü ise yemek yeme rutininin değiştiğini belirtmiştir. Ailelerin, %67,1'inin yüksek düzeyde kaygıya sahip olduğu bulunmuştur. Çocuğun pandemiden nasıl etkilendiği ile pandemi öncesi ve pandemi sırasındaki EÇİPED puanları arasında negatif ve orta düzeyde bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Ailenin pandemiden nasıl etkilendiği ile pandemi öncesi ve pandemi sırasında EÇİPED puanları arasında anlamlı ilişki bulunmamıştır. Pandemi öncesi ve sırasındaki EÇİPED puanları ile DSKÖ-D skoru arasında negatif ve zayıf bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Pandemi sürecinde işitme kayıplı çocukların ve ergenlerin günlük rutinlerinin değiştiği, ailelerin stres seviyesinin yüksek olduğu ve hem ailelerin hem de çocukların pandemi sürecinden olumsuz etkilendikleri bununla birlikte çocukların işitsel algılarında kısa vadeli değişimin gözlenmediği gösterilmiştir. Tüm bu sonuçlar işitme kaybı olan çocukların işitsel algı ve davranışsal becerilerinin desteklenmesine yönelik yoğun programların hazırlanması ve uygulanmasının gerekliliğini ortaya çıkarmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: İşitme kaybı; COVID-19; işitsel algılama; anksiyete
ABSTRACT
 Objective: The purpose of this study is aimed to investigate the changes in the auditory perceptions and daily routines of children and adolescents with hearing loss and the anxiety levels of their parents during the pandemic. Material and Methods: A total of 79 families of school-age children with hearing loss were included in the study. The Parent's Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children (PEACH) form to assess children's auditory performance, the State-Trait Anxiety Scale-State State (STAI-S) form to assess their families' stress levels, and demographic information form with questions to determine how children with hearing loss and their families were affected by the pandemic and how their daily routine changed was all utilized. The children's PEACH scores before and during the pandemic, changes in their daily routines, and the family's STAIS score were all examined. The relationship between PEACH scores and pandemic effect, STAI-S score, was investigated. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in terms of PEACH scores between before and during the pandemic. 72.2% of families stated their child's sleeping routine had changed, while 30.4% stated their eating routine had changed. It was found that 67.1% of the parents had a high level of anxiety. A negative and moderate relationship was found between how the child was affected during the pandemic and PEACH scores before and during the pandemic. There was no statistically significant relationship between how the family was affected during the pandemic and PEACH scores before and during the pandemic. A negative and weak correlation was found between PEACH scores before and during the pandemic and the STAI-S score. Conclusion: The daily routines children and adolescents with hearing loss have changed during the pandemic, the stress level of their families is high, and both families and children have been negatively affected by the pandemic; however, no short-term change in children's auditory perceptions has been observed. All of these findings highlight the importance of planning and implementing intensive programs to help children with hearing loss improve their auditory perception and behavioral skills.

Keywords: Hearing loss; COVID-19; auditory perception; anxiety
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