The purpose of this study was to identify domains of psychosocial risk specific to school-aged cochlear implant (CI) users and to explain individual differences in psychosocial risk within the CI sample.
Audiologists and CI teams should consider routine psychosocial screening for school-aged implant users, as this study maps distinct risk domains that may not be captured by standard audiologic outcome measures.
Identifying specific psychosocial risk domains for pediatric cochlear implant users enables more targeted counseling and support referrals, filling a gap in holistic CI rehabilitation.
- 01Study identifies distinct psychosocial risk domains in school-aged cochlear implant users.
- 02Individual differences in outcomes suggest risk is not uniform across this population.
- 03Published ahead of print in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (JSLHR).
- 04Findings could inform development of psychosocial screening tools for CI programs.
- 05Addresses a gap beyond audiologic metrics such as speech perception scores.
School-aged cochlear implant users face identifiable and distinct domains of psychosocial risk.
studypartially supportedIndividual differences account for variability in psychosocial outcomes among pediatric CI users.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42447307
- DOI
- 10.1044/2026_JSLHR-25-00907.
- Journal
- Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- School-aged children who use cochlear implants
- Intervention
- Assessment of psychosocial risk domains in cochlear implant users
Primary outcomes
Identification of psychosocial risk domains specific to school-aged cochlear implant users; Characterisation of individual differences in psychosocial outcomes