Corbin S, Reed M, Nobbs H, Eastwood K, Eastwood M R
J Am Geriatr Soc. 1984 May;32(5):396-400. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1984.tb02047.x.
A comparison of audiometric and interview methods to identify hearing impaired elderly was made as part of a study of the relationship between hearing impairment and mental disorders of old age. Of 84 residents of a Home for the Aged examined by an Otolaryngologist and tested by an audiologist, reports of hearing status were incongruent in 41% of the cases. Only 36 residents (43% of the sample) were initially judged capable of reliable response to interview. Twenty-two residents (26% of the sample) described hearing problems consistent with the type and degree of loss defined audiometrically. The frequency and clinical significance of hearing loss and the questionable reliability of self-report on hearing argue for inclusion of audiometry in the routine assessment of this population.
作为听力障碍与老年精神障碍关系研究的一部分，对听力测定法和访谈法在识别听力受损老年人方面进行了比较。在84位接受耳鼻喉科医生检查并由听力学家进行测试的养老院居民中，有41%的病例听力状况报告不一致。最初只有36位居民（占样本的43%）被判定能够对访谈做出可靠回应。22位居民（占样本的26%）描述的听力问题与听力测定所确定的听力损失类型和程度相符。听力损失的频率和临床意义以及听力自我报告的可疑可靠性表明，在对该人群的常规评估中应纳入听力测定。
