Current trends in outcome studies for children with hearing loss and the need to establish a comprehensive framework of measuring outcomes in children with hearing loss in China

作     者：Xueman Liu 

作者机构：University of Texas at Dallas Communication Sciences and Disorders Bethel Hearing and Speaking Training Center Research and DevelopmentUnited States 

出 版 物：《Journal of Otology》 (中华耳科学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第11卷第2期

页      面：43-56页

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学科分类：1003[医学-口腔医学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 100213[医学-耳鼻咽喉科学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Author Liu expresses appreciation towards Dr. Emily Tobey  Ms. Linda Daniel  and Ms. Wendy Lee for reviewing this review and providing comments 

主　　题：Outcome assessment Language assessment Mandarin Standardized assessment Hearing impaired children 

摘      要：Since the 1970s, outcome studies for children with hearing loss expanded from focusing on assessing auditory awareness and speech perception skills to evaluating language and speech development. Since the early 2000s, the multi-center large scale research systematically studied outcomes in the areas of auditory awareness, speech-perception, language development, speech development, educational achievements, cognitive development, and psychosocial development. These studies advocated the establishment of baseline and regular follow-up evaluations with a comprehensive framework centered on language development. Recent research interests also include understanding the vast differences in outcomes for children with hearing loss, understanding the relationships between neurocognitive development and language acquisition in children with hearing loss, and using outcome studies to guide evidence-based clinical practice. After the establishment of standardized Mandarin language assessments, outcomes research in China s Mainland has the potential to expand beyond auditory awareness and speech perception studies.