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Table 1. Descriptive statistics for parents (n = 12)

Relationship with child

Age

Parental education

Ancestral background

LOTE*

Mother

26–30 years

Diploma/certificate

Australian

Auslan

Mother

20–25 years

Diploma/certificate

Australian

Mother

26–30 years

Diploma/certificate

Australian

Auslan

Mother

>40 years

University degree

European

Italian

Mother

>40 years

University degree

Asian/Australian

NS

Mother

26–30 years

Diploma/certificate

Australian

Mother

31–35 years

High school certificate

Australian

Arabic

Mother

26–30 years

University degree

Australian

Auslan

Mother

36–40 years

University degree

Australian

Mother

31–35 years

University degree

Asian/Australian

Father

36–40 years

University degree

Asian

Mother

31–35 years

University degree

NR

Tamil

*LOTE: language other than English; NR: no response; NS: not specified

Table 2. Descriptive statistics for children (n = 12)

severity

Auditory intervention

Additional disability

Child age

LOTE*

HL u

< 3 months

Auslan

Profound

7–9 months

Profound

Bilateral CI^

10–12 months

Auslan

Severe

Bilateral HA^^

10–12 months

Italian

Profound

Bilateral CI

10–12 months

NS

Profound

Awaiting CI

1–2 years

Moderate

Bilateral HA

2–3 years

Arabic

Severe

Unilateral CI

2–3 years

Auslan

Moderate

Bilateral HA

Trisomy 21

2–3 years

Mild

Bilateral HA

2–3 years

Moderate

Mini bone conductor

Diastrophic dysplasia

2–3 years

Tamil

Moderate

Bilateral HA

2–3 years

Profound

Bilateral CI

*LOTE: language other than English; NS: not specified; u HL: hearing loss; ^CI: cochlear implant/s; ^^HA: hearing aid/s

Procedure The study was approved by three Human Research Ethics committees (University of Canterbury Human Research Ethics: 2013/56/ERHEC; Griffith University: RHS/51/13/ HREC; Children’s Health Services Queensland: HREC/14/ QRCH/42). Recruitment was conducted through The Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre/Royal Institute of Deaf and Blind Children (SCIC/RIDBC). Advertisements and flyers were advertised at reception areas and clinic rooms at SCIC/RIDBC and were offered to potential participants by staff members (such as audiologists and speech pathologists). The advertisements and flyers contained a brief description about the study, a link to the online version

of the questionnaire, and the first author’s contact details. Hard copies of the questionnaire with reply paid envelopes were available. Participants received an information sheet prior to commencing the questionnaire outlining that participation was voluntary and anonymous. Consent was obtained through the first question on the questionnaire. As recruitment was conducted at multiple locations by multiple clinicians it is unknown how many parents were invited to participate. Participants were able to skip questions and data was missing in instances where parents preferred not to answer. If parents had not commenced ESR with their child the questionnaire directed them to the next relevant section.

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