Parental Self-Efficacy and Involvement in Early Intervention for Young Children with Hearing Loss

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Objectives: The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the reliability of the Korean version of the Scale of Parental Involvement and Self-efficacy-Revised (SPISE-R-K), (2) to examine whether rehabilitation experience and residual hearing level have an impact on parental self-efficacy and their involvement in rehabilitation processes, and (3) to describe the early intervention for young children with hearing loss (CHL) and their caregivers in Korea by analyzing the items in the SPISE-R-K. Methods: We collected 61 SPISE-R-K questionnaires from the caregivers of CHL (mean age = 20.85 months, SD = 7.85; male = 33, female = 28). All children used hearing devices (hearing aid (s) users = 36; cochlear implant (s) users = 25). The reliability of the questionnaire was assessed, and the effects of rehabilitation experience, and children’s residual hearing were examined for the sub-sections of ‘Knowledge’, ‘Confidence’ and ‘Action’. Moreover, the item scores from each section were compared. Results: Cronbach’s α analyses indicated that the SPISE-R-K was reliable in measuring the self-efficacy and involvement of caregivers of CHL. We found that the rehabilitation experience did not show a significant effect on each section’s score whereas residual hearing level had a significant effect on the ‘Knowledge’ section scores. Overall, parents showed higher self-efficacy in items related to auditory access than in items related to language development. Conclusion: The SPISE-R-K is a reliable tool for measuring the self-efficacy and involvement of Korean caregivers of young CHL. We hope that professionals utilize SPISE-R-K to identify the information that needs to be provided to caregivers of young Korean children with hearing loss, making it a valuable tool for early intervention.

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