Hearing aids in the elderly: quality of life and inequality
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of hearing aids (HA) on the quality of life of patients with presbycusis and identify the causes for not using them. Study design: Retrospective cohort. Materials and methods: The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) was applied to patients with p...
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Portuguese Society of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
2023-12-01
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| author | Filipa Morgado Gonçalo Caetano Andrea Gaspar Luís Rodrigues Constança Oom Maria Machado Alberto Santos Carlos Macor |
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Objectives: To evaluate the impact of hearing aids (HA) on the quality of life of patients with presbycusis and identify the causes for not using them.
Study design: Retrospective cohort.
Materials and methods: The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) was applied to patients with presbycusis, with indication for HA, followed in the ENT Service of a tertiary hospital between 2021 and 2022. Patients who did not use HA answered the closed question “Why don't you use HA?”.
Results: Ninety-nine patients were included in the study, 47% of which were HA users. In the group of HA users, the average score for HHIE decreased from 24 to 7 points after use. The group of patients who did not use HA pointed out economic problems (46%) as the main reason for not using it.
Conclusion: Our study confirmed the benefit of HA on quality of life and that limited financial resources are the main reason for non-use.
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| spelling | doaj-art-16d7a3714dff4f49943af30d2882fc772025-08-20T02:21:34ZengPortuguese Society of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck SurgeryRevista Portuguesa Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço2184-64992023-12-0161410.34631/sporl.2056Hearing aids in the elderly: quality of life and inequalityFilipa Morgado0Gonçalo Caetano1Andrea Gaspar2Luís Rodrigues3Constança Oom4Maria Machado5Alberto Santos6Carlos Macor7Hospital Beatriz Angelo, PortugalHospital Senhora da Oliveira, Portugal Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, PortugalHospital Beatriz Ângelo, PortugalHospital Beatriz Ângelo, PortugalHospital Beatriz Ângelo, PortugalHospital Beatriz Ângelo, PortugalHospital Beatriz Ângelo, Portugal Objectives: To evaluate the impact of hearing aids (HA) on the quality of life of patients with presbycusis and identify the causes for not using them. Study design: Retrospective cohort. Materials and methods: The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) was applied to patients with presbycusis, with indication for HA, followed in the ENT Service of a tertiary hospital between 2021 and 2022. Patients who did not use HA answered the closed question “Why don't you use HA?”. Results: Ninety-nine patients were included in the study, 47% of which were HA users. In the group of HA users, the average score for HHIE decreased from 24 to 7 points after use. The group of patients who did not use HA pointed out economic problems (46%) as the main reason for not using it. Conclusion: Our study confirmed the benefit of HA on quality of life and that limited financial resources are the main reason for non-use. https://journalsporl.com/index.php/sporl/article/view/2056PresbycusisHearing aidsQuality of lifeElderly |
| spellingShingle | Filipa Morgado Gonçalo Caetano Andrea Gaspar Luís Rodrigues Constança Oom Maria Machado Alberto Santos Carlos Macor Hearing aids in the elderly: quality of life and inequality Revista Portuguesa Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço Presbycusis Hearing aids Quality of life Elderly |
| title | Hearing aids in the elderly: quality of life and inequality |
| title_full | Hearing aids in the elderly: quality of life and inequality |
| title_fullStr | Hearing aids in the elderly: quality of life and inequality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hearing aids in the elderly: quality of life and inequality |
| title_short | Hearing aids in the elderly: quality of life and inequality |
| title_sort | hearing aids in the elderly quality of life and inequality |
| topic | Presbycusis Hearing aids Quality of life Elderly |
| url | https://journalsporl.com/index.php/sporl/article/view/2056 |
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