September 5, 2025Frontiers in PsychiatryOpen Access

Quality of life of mothers of children with Down syndrome: a study comparing those with and without hearing loss

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Cross-sectional study assesses quality of life in mothers of children with Down syndrome, indicating no notable differences based on hearing loss.

Mothers of children with down syndrome reported satisfactory quality of life across all domains, despite hearing loss.
The average quality of life score was 65.8 in physical health and 72.6 in psychological health, highlighting similar wellbeing across groups.
A cross-sectional study involving 103 mothers revealed no significant differences in quality of life scores between those with and without hearing loss.
Satisfactory perceptions of overall quality of life were observed, suggesting that hearing loss does not drastically affect the social experiences of mothers.

Alkahtani et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Cross-sectional study assesses quality of life in mothers of children with Down syndrome, indicating no notable differences based on hearing loss.