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Science articlesModel of development of the regional system of medical, psychological and pedagogical assistance to infants with hearing impairment
I. V. Koroleva (1), (2), G. Sh. Tufatulin (2), (3), M. S. Korkunova (2)
(1) Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Throat, Nose and Speech, Saint Petersburg, 190013, Russia
(2) Center of the Pediatric Audiology, Saint Petersburg, 194356, Russia
(3) Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, 191015, Russia
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2021-1-41-50
ABSTRACT
The study provides an analysis of medical and psychological and pedagogical assistance to children with hearing impairment at an early age in St. Petersburg in accordance with the modern standard «1-3-6». It was found that only 19% of children with hearing impairment registered at the Audiology Center were diagnosed with hearing loss before the age of 3 months, at the age of 6 months. 5,4% of children had hearing aids. A model for the development of a system of comprehensive care for young children with hearing impairment in St. Petersburg has been developed. The model includes 5 stages, for each of which a system of organizational measures is presented, aimed at improving the effectiveness of comprehensive care using a family-centered approach. The implementation of the model made it possible to increase the proportion of children diagnosed before the age of 3 months and to reduce the average age of hearing aid in young children. Expansion of the range of services in the Audiology Center (a course of classes on adapting a child to hearing aids during primary hearing aids, group deaf pedagogical and musical classes with children and parents, a school for parents, parental counseling by a psychologist), as well as the introduction of remote forms of support contributed to an increase in the competence of parents in matters of hearing aids, development of infant with hearing loss and parental activity in the classroom with the child. Remote forms of work made it possible to continue the rehabilitation of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The developed model for the development of comprehensive care for young children with hearing impairment and their families may be useful for other regions of the Russian Federation.
Publication date:
24.02.2021
Keywords:
hearing loss in children, diagnosis of hearing loss, early assistance, hearing aids, family-centered approach.
For citation:
Koroleva I. V., Tufatulin G. Sh., Korkunova M. S. Model of development of the regional system of medical, psychological and pedagogical assistance to infants with hearing impairment. Rossiiskaya otorinolaringologiya. 2021;20(1):41–50. https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2021-1-41-50