Executive Function Evaluation in a Population of Children and Adolescents with Hearing Loss in Bogotá, Colombia.
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| Title: | Executive Function Evaluation in a Population of Children and Adolescents with Hearing Loss in Bogotá, Colombia. |
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| Alternate Title: | Evaluación de las funciones ejecutivas en una población de niños y adolescentes con pérdida auditiva en Bogotá, Colombia. |
| Authors: | Ramírez-Guerrero, Sofía1 (AUTHOR), Gómez-Barrera, Daniela2 (AUTHOR), Monsalve-García, Isabella2 (AUTHOR), Bueno-Santamaría, Daniel Felipe1 (AUTHOR), Pradilla, Iván1 (AUTHOR), Vélez-Van-Meerbeke, Alberto1 (AUTHOR), Talero-Gutiérrez, Claudia1 (AUTHOR) laudia.talero@urosario.edu.co |
| Source: | Salud Mental. Mar/Apr2026, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p91-98. 8p. |
| Subjects: | EXECUTIVE function, HEARING disorders, TEENAGERS, VISUAL memory, ATTENTION, NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests, COGNITIVE development, SCHOOL children |
| Geographic Terms: | BOGOTA (Colombia), COLOMBIA |
| Abstract (English): | Introduction: Hearing loss, regardless of the degree or etiology, delays language acquisition and communication skills and consequently executive function development. Objective: The aim of this study is to measure executive function performance in a population of children and adolescents with hearing loss in Bogotá, Colombia. Method: TA cross-sectional observational study was conducted with participants between 5 and 16 years old with prelingual hearing loss and no previous diagnosis of intellectual disability. Six subtests were selected from the Child Neuropsychological Scale to evaluate performance in the following domains: planning and organizing, visual memory, non-semantic graphic fluency, cognitive flexibility, and attention. Results: Overall, percentile mean scores for the total population were average or above average for all subtests. Subjects scored lowest in visual memory domains, including both encoding and recall skills and highest in attention and non-semantic graphic fluency subtests. No significant associations were observed between independent variables (age at diagnosis, chronological age, degree of HL, type of hearing aid, and sex) and subtests scores. Discussion and conclusion: Although hearing loss can delay executive function development, our sample of Colombian children and adolescents with hearing loss receiving multidisciplinary therapy reported similar executive function performance to their normal hearing peers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): | Introducción: La hipoacusia, independientemente del grado o etiología, implica un retraso en la adquisición de las habilidades lingüísticas y comunicativas, y consecuentemente en el desarrollo de las funciones ejecutivas. Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio es determinar el desempeño de la función ejecutiva en una población de niños y adolescentes hipoacúsicos en Bogotá, Colombia. Método: Se realizó un estudio observacional transversal con participantes entre 5 y 16 años de edad, con hipoacusia prelingual y sin diagnóstico previo de discapacidad intelectual. Se seleccionaron seis subpruebas de la Escala Neuropsicológica Infantil para evaluar el desempeño en los siguientes dominios: planeación y organización, memoria visual, fluidez gráfica no semántica, flexibilidad cognitiva y atención. Resultados: En general, la población total obtuvo puntajes correspondientes al promedio o superior al promedio en todas las subpruebas. Las puntuaciones más bajas correspondieron a los dominios de memoria visual, incluidas las habilidades de codificación y recuerdo, mientras que las puntuaciones medias más altas se registraron en las subpruebas de atención y fluidez gráfica no semántica. No se observaron asociaciones significativas entre las variables independientes (edad al momento del diagnóstico, edad cronológica, grado de pérdida auditiva, tipo de ayuda auditiva y sexo) y el desempeño en las subpruebas. Discusión y conclusión: Aunque la hipoacusia puede retrasar el desarrollo de la función ejecutiva, nuestra muestra de niños y adolescentes colombianos con hipoacusia que asistieron a terapia multidisciplinaria reportaron un desempeño similar de la función ejecutiva en comparación con los puntajes estandarizados de pares con audición regular. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Introduction: Hearing loss, regardless of the degree or etiology, delays language acquisition and communication skills and consequently executive function development. Objective: The aim of this study is to measure executive function performance in a population of children and adolescents with hearing loss in Bogotá, Colombia. Method: TA cross-sectional observational study was conducted with participants between 5 and 16 years old with prelingual hearing loss and no previous diagnosis of intellectual disability. Six subtests were selected from the Child Neuropsychological Scale to evaluate performance in the following domains: planning and organizing, visual memory, non-semantic graphic fluency, cognitive flexibility, and attention. Results: Overall, percentile mean scores for the total population were average or above average for all subtests. Subjects scored lowest in visual memory domains, including both encoding and recall skills and highest in attention and non-semantic graphic fluency subtests. No significant associations were observed between independent variables (age at diagnosis, chronological age, degree of HL, type of hearing aid, and sex) and subtests scores. Discussion and conclusion: Although hearing loss can delay executive function development, our sample of Colombian children and adolescents with hearing loss receiving multidisciplinary therapy reported similar executive function performance to their normal hearing peers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01853325 |
| DOI: | 10.17711/SM.0185-3325.2026.13 |
