The Quality of Life Level Among a Sample of Parents of Cochlear Implant Children in Light of Some Demographic Variables The Quality of Life Level Among a Sample of Parents of Cochlear Implant Children in Light of Some Demographic Variables

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the quality of life level among parents of children with cochlear implants and to examine the differences in the study sample's scores on the quality of life scale based on the variables of gender, educational level, and chronological age. The study employed a descriptive methodology and included a sample of 110 parents of preschool children with cochlear implants (aged 3–6 years). Their chronological ages ranged from 20 to 48 years, with a mean age of 34.74 years and a standard deviation of 7.324. The sample consisted of 48 fathers and 62 mothers, The study tool was a quality of life scale for parents of children with cochlear implants, developed by the researcher. The results indicated that the overall evaluation of the quality of life among parents of children with cochlear implants was at a moderate level. Additionally, the findings revealed statistically significant differences in favor of fathers compared to mothers in the total quality of life score and in the psychological and economic dimensions. However, no significant differences were found between them in the social, health, educational, and family dimensions., Furthermore, the study found statistically significant differences in the total quality of life score and all its subdimensions in favor of parents with a university-level education. There were no statistically significant differences between the age groups (20–30 years and 31–40 years) in some quality of life dimensions (psychological, economic, and family), except for a significant difference in the educational dimension in favor of the 31–40 age group. Additionally, statistically significant differences were found in favor of the 41 and above age group compared to the 20–30 age group across all dimensions, and in favor of the 41 and above age group compared to the 31–40 age group in most dimensions, except for the educational dimension.