Cochlear implant patients and quality of life
Cochlear implant patients and quality of life
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10.1080/010503901300007047
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2001-01-01
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Löppönen, HJ
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Karinen, PJ;Sorri, MJ;Löppönen, HJ
在过去的二十年中，人工耳蜗已适用于无法从传统助听器中受益的严重听力障碍患者。这些植入者的生活质量尚未得到广泛研究，在芬兰也根本没有进行过研究。为了评估他们的生活质量，诺丁汉健康档案调查问卷被发送给芬兰所有成年植入患者。在所研究的每个年龄组中，植入者的平均疼痛、情绪反应和活动指数往往比普通人群更有利。社会孤立似乎在最年轻和最年长的植入者年龄组中更为常见。显然，植入者的身体状况比普通人更健康。然而，不能排除因严格选择种植体候选物而导致的偏差。
During the last two decades, cochlear implants have been available for profoundly hearing-impaired patients who do not benefit from conventional hearing aids. The quality of life of these implantees has not been extensively studied, and has not been studied at all in Finland. To assess their quality of life, the Nottingham Health Profile questionnaire was sent to all adult implanted patients in Finland. Implantees tended to have more favourable average pain, emotional reaction and mobility indexes in each age group studied than the average population. Social isolation seemed to be more common in the youngest and oldest age groups of implantees. Apparently, implantees are physically healthier than the average population. However, a bias caused by the strict selection of implant candidates cannot be excluded.