Quality of life in elderly adults before and after hearing aid fitting.
Quality of life in elderly adults before and after hearing aid fitting.
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DOI：
10.1590/s1808-86942012000300010
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发表时间：
2012-06
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Soalheiro de Souza, Patricia Jorge
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作者：
Capoani Garcia Mondelli, Maria Fernanda;Soalheiro de Souza, Patricia Jorge
老年性耳聋是老年人中常见的疾病，它会导致听力损失，并可能导致某些精神疾病的发展，导致因社交环境中的沟通困难而孤立。通过WHOQOL（世界卫生组织生活质量问卷）确定听力受损个体在助听器装配前后的生活质量。我们有30名听力损失患者，年龄都在60岁以上-来自言语治疗诊所的患者。患者在不使用助听器的情况下回答WHOQOL问题;在有效使用声音放大设备三个月后，他们再次回答。WHOQOL-Bref由26个问题组成，两个一般生活质量问题和24个与四个方面相关的问题：身体，心理，环境和社会关系。总体而言，生活质量有了显著改善，就休闲活动而言，负面情绪的频率没有重大变化;即使在助听器验配后，患者仍然有这种情绪。助听器的使用有利于被评估个体的整体生活质量。
Presbycusis is a common disorder in the elderly, which causes hearing loss and may contribute to the development of some psychiatric disorders, leading to isolation due to communication difficulties in the social environment. To identify through the WHOQOL (World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire), the quality of life of hearing impaired individuals before and after hearing aid fittings. We had 30 individuals with hearing loss, all over 60 years of age - patients from a Speech Therapy Clinic. The patients answered the WHOQOL questions without the use of hearing aids; and after the effective use of a sound amplification device for a period of three months they answered it again. The WHOQOL - Bref consists of 26 questions, two general quality-of-life questions and 24 associated with four aspects: physical, psychological, environmental and social relations. There was a significant improvement in quality of life in general, as far as leisure activities were concerned, there were no major changes regarding the frequency of negative feelings; even after the hearing aid fitting, the patients continue to have such feelings. The use of hearing aids favored the overall quality of life of the individuals evaluated.