Mace A T M, Isa A, Cooke L D
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, UK.
J Laryngol Otol. 2009 Sep;123(9):964-8. doi: 10.1017/S0022215109005581. Epub 2009 May 20.
This study aimed to ascertain the usefulness of the bone-anchored hearing aid and its impact on the quality of life of patients fitted in Glasgow between 1996 and 2006.
The Entific Medical Systems questionnaire and the Glasgow Benefit Inventory were posted to patients in order to assess their satisfaction and quality of life changes.
Sixty adult patients were identified, with a questionnaire response rate of 63 per cent. Thirty-two respondents (85 per cent) reported using their bone-anchored hearing aid for more than eight hours per day. Twenty-nine respondents (75 per cent) found their bone-anchored hearing aid to be generally better than their previous, conventional aid. Twenty-seven respondents (71 per cent) reported that their bone-anchored hearing aid improved their quality of life. The median total Glasgow Benefit Inventory score was +33.3.
Bone-anchored hearing aid usage rates and satisfaction levels were high amongst patients in Glasgow. Glasgow Benefit Inventory indices were comparable to published findings from other centres. Despite this, bone-anchored hearing aid funding is still not universally available within the National Health Service in Scotland.
本研究旨在确定骨锚式助听器的效用及其对1996年至2006年在格拉斯哥佩戴该助听器患者生活质量的影响。
向患者发放Entific医疗系统问卷和格拉斯哥效益量表，以评估他们的满意度和生活质量变化。
确定了60名成年患者，问卷回复率为63%。32名受访者（85%）报告每天使用骨锚式助听器超过8小时。29名受访者（75%）认为他们的骨锚式助听器总体上比之前使用的传统助听器更好。27名受访者（71%）报告称他们的骨锚式助听器改善了生活质量。格拉斯哥效益量表总得分中位数为+33.3。
格拉斯哥患者中骨锚式助听器的使用率和满意度较高。格拉斯哥效益量表指数与其他中心公布的结果相当。尽管如此，苏格兰国民医疗服务体系内仍未普遍提供骨锚式助听器的资金。
