Impact of Implantation on Anxiety and Depression in Mothers of Children under Cochlear Implant

• Main Authors: Sima Noohi, Shokoufeh Radfar, Seyed Abbas Tavallaii, Jaleh Yousefi, Mahdieh Hassan Alifard, Mohammad Ajallouyean
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-12-01
• Series: Journal of Family and Reproductive Health
• Subjects: Depression; Anxiety; Cochlear implant; 0 Parents
• Online Access: https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/113
• ISSN: 1735-8949; 1735-9392

Objective: The aim of our study is to determine the impact of cochlear implantation on anxiety anddepression in mothers of children with cochlear implant. Materials and methods: In a Cohort design, 35 mothers of deaf children with cochlear implantion admitted to the clinic of Baqiyatallah hospital during January 2008 – January 2010 were selected through systematic sampling. Information of demography, depression and anxiety are obtained from the parents by checklist and beck questionnaires, respectively. Results: Mean depression and anxiety scores in cochlear implant candidates were more than cochlear implant recipients. The difference was significant in depression and anxiety (P=0.001). Conclusion: It seems that cochlear implant use leads to decrease of depression and anxiety but still high prevalence of these complications than the normal population.