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Motor Skills in Hearing Impaired Children with or without Cochlear Implant – A Systematic Review
Tihomir Vidranski
orcid.org/0000-0002-4609-2057
; »J. J. Strossmayer« University, Faculty of Education, Osijek, Croati
Daria Farkaš
; »J. J. Strossmayer« University, Faculty of Education, Osijek, Croati
Sažetak
Hearing impairment is a major limitation in communication, and it can obstruct psychological development, development
of social skills and motor development. Hearing impairment is the third most common contemporary chronic health
condition, and it has become a public health problem. The effectiveness of problem solving in everyday life and in emergency
situations depends greatly on the amount and quality of the motor programs. Therefore, it is evident that the normal
motor development in persons with hearing impairment is essential for everyday life. The aim of this research is to analyze
the available information pertaining to motor skills of hearing impaired children both with and without a cochlear implant
(CI) and to analyze possibilities of infl uencing their motor skills. The relevant studies on motor skills of hearing impaired
children both with and without CI were obtained by an extensive computer search of various databases using special
keywords and extraction with respect to certain criteria, resulting in 22 studies. The overall results of this systematic
review indicate that the children with hearing impairment exhibit suboptimal levels of motor skills especially balance.
Very few studies compared children with hearing impairment with CI units and without CI units and the results of those
studies are quite contradictory. Numerous studies have confi rmed that the regular and appropriate physical exercise can
improve motor skills of children with hearing impairment, especially balance. The fact that the development of motor
skills is crucial for the child’s interaction with the outside world, action, perception and acquisition of academic skills
and other skills necessary for life shows the importance of motor skills development for children with hearing impairment.
Ključne riječi
motor skills; basic and precise motoric; hearing impairment; cochlear implant; children
Hrčak ID:
147631
URI
Datum izdavanja:
14.7.2015.
Posjeta: 1.230 *