Background: Children with severe or profound hearing loss benefit
significantly from cochlear implantation, which helps to build listening skills,
communication abilities, social skills, and involvement, as well as allowing
children to grow in their life as a method of earning a living. Objective: This study
aimed to evaluate the effect of empowerment program on parents' self
competence regarding care of their children with cochlear implantation.
Methods: The research was carried out at Bahteem Specialized Hospital's
Phoniatric Unit of the Ear, Nose, and Throat department. A total of (75) parents
accompanied their children to the cochlear implantation procedure. A structured
interviewing questionnaire sheet, a child medical data sheet, a checklist of
parents' reported practices, and a Parenting Sense of Competency Scale were
employed. Results: there was a highly statistically significant difference in
parents' knowledge, reported practice and self competence level regarding care
for their children with cochlear implantation pre and post empowerment
program implementation.while, there was no statistically significant difference in parents' knowledge,
reported practice and self competence level regarding care for their children with
cochlear implantation between post and after 3 months of empowerment
program implementation. Furthermore, parents had a high self competence post
program and follow up after 3 months compared with pre program
implementation. Conclusion: After the empowerment program was implemented,
parents' knowledge, reported practice, and self-competence in caring for their
children with cochlear implantation improved. Recommendation: Provide a
continuous educational program for parents involved in their children's cochlear
implantation care.