The Studying Multiple Outcomes After Aural Rehabilitative Treatment Study: Study Design and Baseline Results.
The Studying Multiple Outcomes After Aural Rehabilitative Treatment Study: Study Design and Baseline Results.
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DOI：
10.1177/2333721417704947
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发表时间：
2017-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Lin FR
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作者：
Li L;Blake C;Sung Y;Shpritz B;Chen D;Genther DJ;Betz J;Lin FR
听力损失可能影响老年人健康和功能的关键领域。本文描述了研究听觉康复治疗后的多重结果（SMART）研究的基本原理和设计，该研究旨在确定当前听力康复疗法在多大程度上可以减轻听力损失对健康结果的影响。145例≥50岁接受助听器（HA）或人工耳蜗（CI）的患者来自约翰霍普金斯大学耳鼻喉科- hns。采用标准化的结果测试来评估认知、社会、精神和身体功能。145名年龄在50岁至94.9岁之间完成基线评估的参与者中，CI参与者与HA参与者相比有更大的孤独感、社会隔离、更差的听力和沟通功能。本研究表明，在老年学中常用的与健康相关的结果的标准化测量方法对听力损伤很敏感，并且在听力损失的临床研究中是可行的。
Hearing loss may affect critical domains of health and functioning in older adults. This article describes the rationale and design of the Studying Multiple Outcomes After Aural Rehabilitative Treatment (SMART) study, which was developed to determine to what extent current hearing rehabilitative therapies could mitigate the effects of hearing loss on health outcomes. One hundred and forty-five patients ≥50 years receiving hearing aids (HA) or cochlear implants (CI) were recruited from the Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology-HNS. A standardized outcome battery was administered to assess cognitive, social, mental, and physical functioning. Of the 145 participants aged 50 to 94.9 years who completed baseline evaluations, CI participants had significantly greater loneliness, social isolation, and poorer hearing and communicative function compared with HA participants. This study showed that standardized measures of health-related outcomes commonly used in gerontology appear sensitive to hearing impairment and are feasible to implement in clinical studies of hearing loss.