Dikeç, G.; Türk, E.; Yüksel, E.; Çelebi, K.; Özdemir, M. Experiences of Hearing Parents of Children with Hearing Loss: A Qualitative Study. Children2023, 10, 1129.
Dikeç, G.; Türk, E.; Yüksel, E.; Çelebi, K.; Özdemir, M. Experiences of Hearing Parents of Children with Hearing Loss: A Qualitative Study. Children 2023, 10, 1129.
Dikeç, G.; Türk, E.; Yüksel, E.; Çelebi, K.; Özdemir, M. Experiences of Hearing Parents of Children with Hearing Loss: A Qualitative Study. Children2023, 10, 1129.
Dikeç, G.; Türk, E.; Yüksel, E.; Çelebi, K.; Özdemir, M. Experiences of Hearing Parents of Children with Hearing Loss: A Qualitative Study. Children 2023, 10, 1129.
Abstract
This study was carried out in a qualitative research type and phenomenological design since it was aimed to determine the life experiences of the parents of deaf children. The study sample consisted of 20 parents of deaf children registered in a special education and rehabilitation center who spoke Turkish and were literate and did not have hearing loss. The data were collected through in-depth interviews in Istanbul between December and January 2022. Colaizzi's phenomenological interpretation method was used in qualitative data analysis. It was determined that parents of deaf children experienced anxiety, sadness, and happiness during diagnosis. They lacked information at first, but then they gained knowledge in the process, and it was not easy to accept this process. They stated that having a deaf child requires more time, responsibility, and effort than other children, this situation affects their social life, and they experience interpersonal conflicts. When parents were asked how they coped, they said they did it through prayer, social support, or time to themselves. It can be recommended to apply psychosocial intervention programs to the parents of deaf children, especially their mothers, from the first diagnosis process.
Keywords
child; deafness; parents; qualitative research.
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Nursing
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