Carniel Camila Zorzetto, Sousa Juliana Cristina Ferreira de, Silva Carla Dias da, Fortunato-Queiroz Carla Aparecida de Urzedo, Hyppolito Miguel Ângelo, Santos Patricia Leila Dos
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo - USP - Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brasil.
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo - USP - Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brasil.
Codas. 2017 Oct 19;29(5):e20160241. doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20172016241.
To evaluate through standardized questionnaires the quality of life of elderly people with hearing loss diagnosed with and without the use of hearing aids (HA) and elderly without hearing complaints.
This is a cross-sectional study with non probabilistic sample, divided into three groups divided as follows: 30 elderly people with diagnosed hearing loss and indication for use of individual sound amplification devices (hearing aids), but have not yet made use of the prosthesis; 30 individuals with hearing impairment who used hearing aids and 30 elderly without hearing complaints. Participants completed a questionnaire investigating sociodemographic and family data, the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly Screening Version (HHIE-S) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life - Short version (WHOQOL-BREF). In addition to the descriptive analysis of the data were performed tests to compare the three groups by applying analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the Bonferroni post hoc test.
The three groups differed significantly in all domains of quality of life. The group of the elderly people with hearing loss diagnosed and with indication for the use of hearing aids presented lower scores and the group of the elderly with hearing disabilities that used the hearing aid and that the reference group. The AASI group presented the best quality of life results.
The hearing loss affects the quality of life of the elderly. The effective use of hearing aid is beneficial to this population, improving their living and health conditions.
通过标准化问卷评估被诊断患有听力损失且使用或未使用助听器（HA）的老年人以及无听力问题的老年人的生活质量。
这是一项采用非概率抽样的横断面研究，分为三组，具体如下：30名被诊断患有听力损失且有使用个人声音放大装置（助听器）指征但尚未使用该假体的老年人；30名使用助听器的听力障碍者；30名无听力问题的老年人。参与者完成了一份调查问卷，调查社会人口学和家庭数据、老年人听力障碍筛查量表（HHIE-S）以及世界卫生组织生活质量简表（WHOQOL-BREF）。除了对数据进行描述性分析外，还通过应用方差分析（ANOVA）和Bonferroni事后检验对三组进行比较。
三组在生活质量的所有领域均存在显著差异。被诊断患有听力损失且有使用助听器指征的老年人群体得分较低，使用助听器的听力残疾老年人群体得分高于参考组。AASI组的生活质量结果最佳。
听力损失会影响老年人的生活质量。有效使用助听器对该人群有益，可改善他们的生活和健康状况。
