Effect of hearing aids on hearing disability and quality of life in the elderly
Effect of hearing aids on hearing disability and quality of life in the elderly
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DOI：
10.1080/14992020600625007
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发表时间：
2006-07-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Sorri, Martti
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作者：
Vuorialho, Arja;Karinen, Petri;Sorri, Martti
本研究的目的是通过测量助听器使用带来的好处来评估验配助听器的效果。除了血液学测试外，一项前瞻性研究还使用了老年人听力障碍调查表和 EuroQol 问卷的简短版本。九十八名首次使用助听器的用户在首次佩戴助听器之前和之后六个月接受了采访。助听器验配后六个月，HHIE-S 总分从之前的 28.7 分变为 12.7 分。总共 40%-60% 的用户表示社交或情感问题较少。 EQ-VAS 评分出现统计学上显着的正向变化。根据 HHIE-S 的说法，助听器明显减轻了听力障碍。 EQ-5D 问卷对于测量听力障碍受试者的健康相关生活质量不够敏感。
The aim of this study was to assess the effects of fitting a hearing aid by measuring the benefits derived from hearing aid use. Besides andiologic tests, a short version of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly, and the EuroQol questionnaire were used in a prospective study. Ninety-eight first-time hearing aid users were interviewed prior to, and six months after, the fitting of their first hearing aids. The total HHIE-S score changed from 28.7 before, to 12.7 six months after, hearing aid fitting. Altogether 40%-60% of the users reported fewer social or emotional problems. There was a statistically significant positive change in the EQ-VAS score. According to the HHIE-S, hearing aids clearly alleviated hearing disability. The EQ-5D questionnaire was not sensitive enough for measuring the health-related quality of life of subjects with hearing impairment.