助听器对老年人社会连接的有效性:一个范围审查
Fumiko Hamada1, Charity T Lewis1,2, Lindsay Peterson1,3
1School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
概括
助听器的使用可以改善社会联系,并减少与年龄相关的听力损失的老年人孤独感. 需要改变政策,以改善这一群体对助听器的获取和负担能力.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 听力学 听力学是指听力学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 与年龄相关的听力损失影响到65%的老年人.
- 未经治疗的听力损失与社会隔离和孤独有关.
- 针对与年龄相关的听力损失对于健康至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估助听器是否增加了50岁以上与年龄相关的听力损失的成年人的社会联系,并减少了孤独感.
- 审查有关助听器使用和社会结果的现有文献.
主要方法:
- 进行了范围审查.
- 在三个数据库中确定了六项合格研究.
主要成果:
- 听力助听器的坚持被发现可以改善老年人的社会联系.
- 一项研究表明,非助听器的使用调解了听力损失和认知衰退之间的联系,而社会隔离是一个因素.
- 另一项研究表明,增加助听器的使用改善了社会参与.
结论:
- 助听器的使用是治疗与年龄相关的听力损失的有效干预措施.
- 需要政策和政府行动来提高助听器的可访问性和可负担性.
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