Abstract
Objective: to evaluate the effects of using hearing aids and counseling in self-perception of participation restriction in activities in the elderly. Model Study: prospective and descriptive study. Method: we selected 29 elderly. They answered the questionnaire Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly Screening Version (HHIE-S), before the hearing aid fitting. After three months was carried out the same questionnaire and the results obtained were compared. Results: quantitatively the difference between the scores (total, social/situation, emotional), before and after the audiological intervention, showed significant results. In qualitative analysis, it was observed in the condition before the adaptation, a significant perception of auditory handicap for the total score; however, in the situation after the hearing aid use, it no longer occurred handicap perception for the three scores. Conclusion: the acoustic stimulation through the use of hearing aids and counseling sessions contributed to the decrease in scores of participation restriction in elderly, valued at HHIE-S questionnaire
Highlights
Objective: to evaluate the effects of using hearing aids and counseling in self-perception of participation restriction in activities in the elderly
Results: quantitatively the difference between the scores, before and after the audiological intervention, showed significant results. It was observed in the condition before the adaptation, a significant perception of auditory handicap for the total score; in the situation after the hearing aid use, it no longer occurred handicap perception for the three scores
Conclusion: the acoustic stimulation through the use of hearing aids and counseling sessions contributed to the decrease in scores of participation restriction in elderly, valued at Handicap Inventory for the Elderly Screening Version (HHIE-S) questionnaire
Summary
Evaluation of participation restriction in activities of daily living in elderly users of hearing aids. RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar o efeito do uso do aparelho de amplificação sonora individual e do aconselhamento na autopercepção da restrição de participação em atividades de vida diária de idosos. Metodologia: foram selecionados 29 idosos, os quais responderam ao questionário Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly Screening Version (HHIE-S) e, em seguida, começaram a fazer uso contínuo de aparelhos de amplificação sonora individual (AASI). Observou-se na condição antes do uso dos AASI, uma auto-percepção significativa da restrição de participação para o escore total e três meses após o uso esta deixa de existir. Conclusão: A estimulação acústica por meio do uso de AASI e das sessões de aconselhamento foram efetivos para a diminuição da restrição de participação dos idosos, avaliados pelo questionário HHIE-S.
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