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Psychosocial Problems among Children with Hearing Impairment

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Last updated: 11 May 2025

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Background: Hearing impairment is a reduced ability to hear sounds in the same way as other people. Face a set of (a (psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem and (b) social problems such as social isolation, communication problems, acceptance, and participation. Aim: This study aimed to assess the psychosocial problems among children with hearing impairment. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized in this study. Setting: This study was carried out at Hearing and Speech Institute in Imbaba, Giza. Governorate, affiliated to General organization for teaching hospitalities and institutes Subjects: A purposive sample of 100 children with hearing impairment. Data collection tool: Data was gathered using the tools (1) a Structured interview questionnaire to assess children with hearing impairment demographic data;( 2) psychological problems among children with hearing impairment questionnaire; and (3) social problems among children with hearing impairment questionnaire. Results: Data analysis shows that half (50%) of the studied children had moderate levels of psychological problems, also more than half (50% (of the studied children had high levels of social problems. There was a highly statistically significant relation between the psychological problems of the studied children and their social problems p> 0. 001.There was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between the psychological problems of the studied children and their social problems of social acceptance, participation, relationship problems, communication problems and social problems p> 0. 001.  Conclusion: The children with hearing impairment had moderate psychological and high social problems. Recommendations: Develop an educational program for families who caring for children with hearing impairment to give them information about how to care with these children

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10.21608/ejhc.2025.426538

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Hearing Impairment, Psychological problems, social problems

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Khaled Ahmed EL-sayed

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1)Demonstrator of Psychiatric/Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing Misr University for Science and Technology

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Ghada

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Mohamed Mourad

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2)Professor of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University

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Ata Abdel-Salihen

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3 Assist. Professor of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University

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Sayed Mohamed

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4) Assist. Professor of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University

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16

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51995

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2025-03-01

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2025-05-07

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2025-03-01

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Psychosocial Problems among Children with Hearing Impairment

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11 May 2025