Table 6 Means (M) and standard deviations (SD) for the main findings in this study in comparison with recent studies from other countries
From: Quality of life in children with cochlear implants in Kazakhstan
Language | Present study | Brewis et al. 2020 [29] | Byčkova et al. 2018 [20] | Zhao et al. 2019 [22] | Kumar et al. 2015 [23] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kazakh and Russian | English | Lithuanian | Mandarin | English | |
Sample size | 53 | 54 | 28 | 123 | 33 |
Range of age (years) | 2.8-15 | 6.6-18.3 | 3.5-18.7 | 1.7-7.3 | 4-18 |
Age at assessment (years) | 7.33 (3.28) a | 12.2 (3.6) | 6.1 (3.3) | 3.37 (1.20) | 9.85 (3.30) |
Age at CI activation (years) | 3.17 (1.62) | 3.90 (2.41)b | 2.41 (2.25) | 2.06 (1.08) | 2.47 (1.85) |
Duration of CI experience (years) | 4.21 (2.45) | 8.21 (4.10) | 3.7 (1.3) | 1.36 (0.53) | 7.47 (2.80) |
Communication | 3.59 (0.73) | 4.15 (0.62) | 3.90 (0.77) | 3.45 (0.71) | 3.93 (0.62) |
General functioning | 3.57 (0.51) | 4.05 (0.51) | c | 3.62 (0.50) | 3.86 (0.47) |
Self-reliance | 3.80 (0.64) | 3.88 (0.63) | 3.30 (0.27) | 3.55 (0.47) | 3.71 (0.77) |
Well-being and happiness | 3.89 (0.53) | 3.81 (0.60) | c | 3.70 (0.45) | 3.65 (0.62) |
Social relations | 3.85 (0.52) | 3.87 (0.52) | 4.05 (0.41) | 3.72 (0.43) | 3.85 (0.38) |
Education | 3.49 (0.45) | 3.70 (0.64) | c | 3.38 (0.47) | 3.32 (0.50) |
Effects of implantation | 3.15 (0.60) | 3.49 (0.62) | 3.16 (0.46) | 3.67 (0.69) | 3.11 (0.70) |
Supporting the child | 3.87 (0.48) | 3.46 (0.47) | 3.89 (0.49) | 3.66 (0.59) | 3.74 (0.56) |