impact of implantation on anxiety and depression in mothers of children under cochlear implant

objective: the aim of our study is to determine the impact of cochlear implantation on anxiety anddepression in mothers of children with cochlear implant. materials and methods: in a cohort design, 35 mothers of deaf children with cochlear implantion admitted to the clinic of baqiyatallah hospital during january 2008 – january 2010 were selected through systematic sampling. information of demography, depression and anxiety are obtained from the parents by checklist and beck questionnaires, respectively. results: mean depression and anxiety scores in cochlear implant candidates were more than cochlear implant recipients. the difference was significant in depression and anxiety (p=0.001). conclusion: it seems that cochlear implant use leads to decrease of depression and anxiety but still high prevalence of these complications than the normal population.