Quality of life and participation restrictions, a study in elderly

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Magalhães, Ruth¹  Iório, Maria Cecilia Martinelli² 

[1] Santo Amaro Holy House of Mercy;Sao Paulo Federal University

关键词: health of the elderly;    hearing aids;    hearing loss;    quality of life;    questionnaires.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1808-86942011000500016

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial

【 摘 要 】

According to the IBGE, Brazil had 21 million elderly persons in 2008. OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of speech therapy - fitting of hearing aids - on the quality of life of elderly persons and restriction of participation according to sex and age. MATERIAL AND METHOD: 50 elderly subjects, 23 females and 27 males, were allocated to Group 1 and Group 2, and were assessed with questionnaires (HHIE and SF 36) before and one year after fitting hearing aids; subjects were monitored every two months. RESULTS: The HHIE Social and Emotional Scale was significant with regards to sex and age after fitting hearing aids. The SF 36 results after fitting hearing aids were significant in six of eight test aspects. Two test aspects were not significant after fitting hearing aids; pain, however, was significant in the elderly group 2. CONCLUSION: There is little awareness of participation restrictions after the HHIE intervention. There is improvement in quality of life after rehabilitation. Retrospective study.

【 授权许可】

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