Babies' portal website - hearing aid section: hearing impaired children parents' assessment
Portal dos bebês - seção aparelho auditivo: avaliação por pais de crianças deficientes auditivas
Bárbara Guimarães Bastos; Deborah Viviane Ferrari
Abstract
Purpose: to verify the self- assessment of knowledge of parents of hearing impaired children regarding hearing aids (HA) and earmolds and how the content of the "Babies' Portal - Hearing Section" website supported the understanding of such information.
Methods: 22 parents (six men and 16 women, mean age 32,6 years) completed an anonymous online form available on the website with 36 questions about demographics, internet use and the guidance provided at the time of HA fitting. Also answered questions about the quality of website content.
Results: on the fitting of hearing aids informational materials were provided only for 52.4% of parents, however, they were satisfied with the orientation. On average the helped provided by the website content was 86%. The score for satisfaction with the content and the website was related to the child's age, duration of use of hearing aids and prior knowledge of parents about the topics on the hearing aid and ear mold.
Conclusion: preliminary results indicate that the "Babies' Portal" is an instrument that can help parents of hearing impaired children in the understanding of the guidance given at the time of HA fitting. The continuity of the study with a larger number of participants is required.
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Objetivo: verificar a auto-avaliação do conhecimento dos pais de crianças deficientes auditivas sobre o Aparelho de Amplificação Sonora Individual (AASI) e molde auricular e como o conteúdo do website "Portal dos Bebês – Seção Aparelhos Auditivos" auxiliou no entendimento de tais informações.
Métodos: 22 pais (seis homens e 16 mulheres, idade média 32,6 anos) preencheram anonimamente um formulário online com 36 questões abrangendo dados demográficos, uso da internet, orientação fornecida no momento da adaptação do AASI e auxílio fornecido pelo conteúdo do website.
Resultados: no dia da adaptação do AASI materiais informativos foram oferecidos apenas para 52,4% dos pais, no entanto, estes estavam satisfeitos com as orientações recebidas. Em média o auxílio fornecido pelo conteúdo do website foi de 86%. A pontuação atribuída ao conteúdo e a satisfação com o website foi relacionada à idade da criança, tempo de uso do AASI e conhecimento prévio dos pais a respeito dos tópicos sobre o AASI e molde.
Conclusões: o "Portal dos Bebês" é um instrumento que pode auxiliar pais de crianças deficientes auditivas na compreensão das orientações fornecidas no momento da adaptação do AASI. A continuidade do estudo com maior número de participantes é necessária.
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Submitted date:
06/02/2012
Accepted date:
10/21/2012
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