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Parent Challenges, Perspectives And Experiences Caring For Children Who Are Deaf Or Hard-Of-Hearing With Other Disabilities: A Comprehensive Review, John J. Whicker, Karen F. Muñoz, Lauri H. Nelson
Parent Challenges, Perspectives And Experiences Caring For Children Who Are Deaf Or Hard-Of-Hearing With Other Disabilities: A Comprehensive Review, John J. Whicker, Karen F. Muñoz, Lauri H. Nelson
Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education Faculty Publications
Objective: The purpose of this literature review was to explore parent challenges in caring for children who are deaf or hard of hearing with other disabilities and discuss implications for audiologists related to supporting families.
Design: A comprehensive literature review was conducted, and through qualitative analysis, emergent themes were identified, and a narrative summary generated.
Study sample: Nine research studies were included in this review. Combined, these studies reflect a sample of 111 children, 23 families and 41 parents.
Results: Three broad themes were identified, and include parent-reported challenges related to family, professional and child variables. Sub-themes were identified within …