Dit proefschrift is gericht op het onderzoeken van verschillende aspecten van de huidige revalidatie rondomgehoorverlies. In de verschillende hoofdstukken wordt ingegaan op de selectiecriteria voor... Show moreDit proefschrift is gericht op het onderzoeken van verschillende aspecten van de huidige revalidatie rondomgehoorverlies. In de verschillende hoofdstukken wordt ingegaan op de selectiecriteria voor volwassen CI-kandidaten (hoofdstuk 2 en 3), de taalontwikkeling bij kinderen met een ABI (hoofdstuk 4), enverschillende ontwikkelingsuitkomsten na revalidatie voor kinderen met gehoorverlies, zoals het sociaalemotioneel functioneren (hoofdstuk 5) en het opleidingsniveau (hoofdstuk 6). Show less
Children with hearing loss are at risk for developing psychopathology, which has detrimental consequences for academic and psychosocial functioning. Therefore, the aims of this thesis were to... Show moreChildren with hearing loss are at risk for developing psychopathology, which has detrimental consequences for academic and psychosocial functioning. Therefore, the aims of this thesis were to objectify levels of psychopathology in hearing-impaired children, and to investigate the influence of various risk and protective factors on psychopathology. The first result of this large multi-center study was that children with hearing loss were more prone to developing psychopathology than their normally hearing counterparts. The second outcome entailed that cochlear implants recipients equaled to or outperformed children with hearing aids involving their levels of psychopathology. Moreover, for several psychopathological symptoms, children that received cochlear implants were comparable to normally hearing children, which is a very positive outcome for the cochlear implant children. Thirdly, several factors that impacted levels of psychopathology were identified. For example, children at mainstream schools using well-developed spoken language, have low risks for developing psychopathology. On the basis of this thesis, it was concluded that it is not the severity of hearing loss that contributes to the genesis of psychopathology, but many other factors. This necessitates clinicians to always consider the heterogeneity of the HI population, in order to improve personalized screening and treatment trajectories. Show less
