Dritsakis Giorgos, van Besouw Rachel M, O' Meara Aoife
a Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) , University of Southampton , Highfield SO171BJ , UK.
Cochlear Implants Int. 2017 Jul;18(4):207-215. doi: 10.1080/14670100.2017.1303892. Epub 2017 Mar 22.
To study the aspects of the quality of life (QoL) on which music has an impact in adult cochlear implant (CI) users.
Thirty adult CI users aged between 18 and 81 years old with a wide range of patient characteristics and musical backgrounds participated in the study. Six focus group discussions about music in everyday life were conducted and data were analysed using template analysis based on the QoL model of the World Health Organisation Quality of Life BREF questionnaire.
A theoretical framework of the impact of music on the QoL was developed. Music was reported to contribute to many aspects of physical, psychological, and social well-being in adult CI users. These positive effects of music on QoL were similar to what has been reported in the literature for normal-hearing adults. However, difficulties in music perception and enjoyment were found to have a negative impact on CI users' QoL, especially by causing unpleasant feelings and limited participation in music-related or routine daily activities.
These findings suggest that an improvement in music experiences of CI users may lead to improvements in QoL and therefore support the need for music rehabilitation. However, the relative importance of music overall and of specific aspects of music for each individual should be measured for an accurate assessment of the impact of music on the QoL of CI users.
研究音乐对成年人工耳蜗（CI）使用者生活质量（QoL）产生影响的方面。
30名年龄在18至81岁之间、具有广泛患者特征和音乐背景的成年CI使用者参与了该研究。针对日常生活中的音乐进行了6次焦点小组讨论，并基于世界卫生组织生活质量简表问卷的QoL模型，使用模板分析法对数据进行了分析。
构建了一个音乐对生活质量影响的理论框架。据报告，音乐对成年CI使用者身体、心理和社会幸福感的多个方面都有贡献。音乐对生活质量的这些积极影响与文献中报道的正常听力成年人的情况相似。然而，发现音乐感知和欣赏方面的困难对CI使用者的生活质量有负面影响，特别是会引起不愉快的感觉，并限制他们参与与音乐相关或日常的日常活动。
这些发现表明，改善CI使用者的音乐体验可能会提高生活质量，因此支持音乐康复的必要性。然而，为了准确评估音乐对CI使用者生活质量的影响，应该衡量音乐整体以及音乐各个具体方面对每个个体的相对重要性。
