The present study is a systematic review on the effectiveness of Parent Training (PT) andcoaching in deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) rehabilitation programs which reviews and synthesizesthe existing body of evidence to assess the benefits of these programs in enhancing parents’ sensitivity,responsivity and promoting language development in DHH children during the first years after HAfitting or CI activation. Five published studies met the Population, Intervention, Comparison andOutcomes (PICO) inclusion criteria and were eligible to be included, but heterogeneity in terms of thestudy design, interventions and outcomes did not allow for performing a meta-analysis. All includedstudies shared the view that a parent’s learning is a circular (rather than frontal) process, and theresults appear promising in terms of enhancing parents’ responsiveness and promoting DHH childlanguage development. Nevertheless, the available evidence was judged to not be robust enoughdue to limitations in the studies’ designs. Further high-quality evidence is needed to evaluate thetrue degree of clinical value and the cost effectiveness of PT programs aimed at increasing parents’responsiveness to their DHH children
Benefits of parent training in the rehabilitation of deaf or hard of hearing children of hearing parents: a systematic review
Antonio Sciurti;
2021-01-01
Abstract
The present study is a systematic review on the effectiveness of Parent Training (PT) andcoaching in deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) rehabilitation programs which reviews and synthesizesthe existing body of evidence to assess the benefits of these programs in enhancing parents’ sensitivity,responsivity and promoting language development in DHH children during the first years after HAfitting or CI activation. Five published studies met the Population, Intervention, Comparison andOutcomes (PICO) inclusion criteria and were eligible to be included, but heterogeneity in terms of thestudy design, interventions and outcomes did not allow for performing a meta-analysis. All includedstudies shared the view that a parent’s learning is a circular (rather than frontal) process, and theresults appear promising in terms of enhancing parents’ responsiveness and promoting DHH childlanguage development. Nevertheless, the available evidence was judged to not be robust enoughdue to limitations in the studies’ designs. Further high-quality evidence is needed to evaluate thetrue degree of clinical value and the cost effectiveness of PT programs aimed at increasing parents’responsiveness to their DHH childrenI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
