The objective was to design a questionnaire called the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Use Questionnaire (PCIUQ) to identify daily habits of pediatric cochlear implant (CI) use and the barriers to its daily application. This study also aimed to administer the PCIUQ to caregivers of pediatric CI users to determine its association with pediatric CI wear time....
Audiologists managing pediatric CI patients can consider adopting the PCIUQ as a structured screener to identify barriers to device use, though independent validation in diverse populations is needed before broad clinical deployment.
A validated questionnaire targeting CI wear-time barriers addresses a common but under-measured gap in pediatric cochlear implant outcomes.
- 01The PCIUQ is a newly developed and validated questionnaire for assessing cochlear implant use habits and barriers in children.
- 02The tool aims to identify specific barriers to daily CI use, enabling targeted intervention.
- 03Published in Otology & Neurotology (doi:10.1097/MAO.0000000000004934).
- 04A standardized measure of wear-time barriers has been lacking in pediatric CI clinical care.
- 05Validation study scope and population characteristics are not detailed in the available abstract.
The PCIUQ is a valid tool for assessing daily cochlear implant use habits and barriers in pediatric patients.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42348847
- DOI
- 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004934.
- Journal
- Otology & Neurotology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Pediatric cochlear implant users
- Intervention
- Development and validation of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Use Questionnaire (PCIUQ)
Primary outcomes
Questionnaire validity and reliability; Identification of barriers to daily cochlear implant use in children