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老年人听力障碍,沟通困难和抑郁症:听力助听器使用者与非使用者的比较
Elham Tavanai1, Mohammad Ehsan Khalili1, Zahra Shahidipour1
1Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Piche-Shemiran, Enghelab Ave, Tehran, Iran.
概括
助听器可能无法完全解决老年人的沟通困难和抑郁症. 综合性听力康复和支持对于最佳结果至关重要,特别是当获得服务有限时.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 听力学 听力学是指听力学.
- 心理老年病 心理老年病
背景情况:
- 与年龄相关的听力损失会影响老年人的沟通,认知,情感和社会福祉.
- 了解助听器在减轻这些影响中的作用至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估听力障碍老年人的沟通困难,自我感知障碍和抑郁症.
- 为了将助听器用户与非用户进行比较.
主要方法:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间,研究了114名年龄在55-85岁之间的参与者,他们有中度至中度严重的听力损失.
- 使用了老年人查听力障碍清单 (HHIE-S),自我评估沟通 (SAC) 和老年抑郁量表 (GDS).
- 参与者被分为两个匹配的组:助听器用户 (n=57) 和非用户 (n=57).
主要成果:
- 与非使用者相比,助听器使用者报告的自我感知听力障碍 (HHIE-S分数) 显著更高 (p=0.01).
- 在沟通困难 (SAC) 或抑郁症 (GDS) 组之间没有发现显著差异 (p≥0.05).
- 在HHIE-S和SAC得分之间存在强烈的正相关性;在用户中发现SAC和GDS之间的中等相关性.
结论:
- 只有助听器,没有听力康复和编程,可能不会带来预期的改善.
- 自我感知的障碍,沟通问题和抑郁症受到多个因素的影响.
- 在COVID-19大流行期间,听力学服务的减少强调了全面支持的重要性.
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