修订的听力障碍清单和相关因素的变化:来自纵向队列研究的结果
Lauren K Dillard1, Lois J Matthews1, Judy R Dubno1
1Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
International journal of audiology
|July 1, 2024
概括
经过修订的听力障碍清单 (RHHI) 显示,随着时间的推移,听力障碍的平均增加很小. 诸如助听器使用和纯色平均 (PTA) 等因素与听力障碍的变化有关.
科学领域:
- 听力学 听力学是指听力学.
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 听力损失是一个日益严重的公共卫生问题,特别是在老年人中.
- 修订的听力障碍清单 (RHHI) 是一种用于评估听力损失对日常生活的影响的工具.
- 了解听力障碍随时间变化及其相关因素对于有效干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了检查修订的听力障碍目录 (RHHI) 评分的纵向变化.
- 识别与自我报告的听力障碍的显著变化相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 采用了基于社区的队列研究设计.
- 线性回归模型分析了平均RHHI得分和随时间的变化.
- 后勤回归确定了与实质性RHHI变化 (±6分) 相关的因素,包括年龄,性别,种族,助听器使用和纯色平均 (PTA).
主要成果:
- 平均RHHI得分在7.6年的平均随访期间增加了1.3分,这表明听力困难略有增加.
- 大多数参与者 (65.4%) 在RHHI得分上没有实质性的变化.
- 纯色平均 (PTA) 和助听器使用与RHHI分数的增加和减少有关.
结论:
- 平均自我报告的听力障碍随着时间的推移而略有增加.
- 助听器的使用和纯色调的平均值是影响听力障碍变化的重要因素.
- 这些发现强调了在管理听力困难时考虑个人听力状况和助听器使用的重要性.
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