The influence of hearing aid in quality of life of the elderly

• Autor(a) principal: Gomes,Nora Helena Galvan
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Terra,Newton Luis
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/157
• topic: Aging, elderly, hearing loss, quality of life, hearing aid, longitudinal study.

<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> Evaluation of the effects of the hearing aids over quality of life and hearing in older adults with hearing impairment.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> The study included 50 older adults, 29 women and 12 men, aged over 60 years old. They were divided into groups: G1 - Intervention Group, G2 - Control Group. The tests HHIE-s, MMSE and WHOQOL Breef were applied, before the use of hearing aid and 12 weeks after.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> We observed a significant improvement in analysis of the scores of the HHIE-s after the use of hearing aids - G1. The analysis of MMSE showed statistically significant differences, comparing the two groups. In the test WHOQOL Breef quality of life showed a difference only in the physical dominance, compared with seniors who do not use hearing amplification.<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> Through self-evaluation questionnaires, it was possible to confirm the benefits of the hearing aids for the users, who became less conscious of their hearing incapacity.</p>