Patient employment status and satisfaction following cochlear implantation

The aim of this study was to look at the effect on employment and employee perception of career opportunities after receiving a cochlear implant. Retrospective analysis based on a patient questionnaire was conducted. Eighty patients were identified: 65 (81.3%) participated in the questionnaire. Fort...

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Published in:Cochlear implants international 2007-06, Vol.8 (2), p.87-91
Main Authors: Fazel, Maisam Z, Gray, Roger F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cochlear implants
employment career
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Summary:The aim of this study was to look at the effect on employment and employee perception of career opportunities after receiving a cochlear implant. Retrospective analysis based on a patient questionnaire was conducted. Eighty patients were identified: 65 (81.3%) participated in the questionnaire. Forty‐five patients (69.2%) were working prior to implant compared to 54 (83.9%) after implant. Job satisfaction rating rose from 5.56 to 6.82 following cochlear implantation. Twenty patients (30.8%) were unemployed prior to surgery while 11 (16.9%) remained unemployed post implantation. Twenty‐six patients (57.7%) from the working group believed that their hearing disability had affected their career, while 18 (40%) from the same group believed that receiving the cochlear implant significantly improved their career prospects. Cochlear implantation is associated with an improved chance of being employed. It also helps with improved job satisfaction as well as improving employee perception of their career prospects. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:1467-0100
1556-9152
DOI:10.1002/cii.332