Factors correlated with hearing aids adherence in older adults: a prospective controlled study.
J Int Med Res
; 52(6): 3000605241232549, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate which factors influence the adherence to hearing aid (HA) use in elderly patients with moderate-to-severe hearing loss.METHODS:
This observational, prospective, single-centre study enrolled patients with moderate-to-severe hearing loss. They were evaluated before and 1 year after having either one or two HAs fitted.RESULTS:
A total of 86 patients were enrolled in the study and of these 69.8% (60 of 86; USER group) continued to use their HA at 1 year after fitting; six patients had not continued their use (NON-USERS). The USER group was younger than the NON-USER group, but the difference was not significant. The USER group had a significantly better unaided auditory threshold at baseline than the NON-USER group. HA use resulted in improvements in speech audiometry and auditory threshold. There was also a maintenance of cognitive function in the USER group.CONCLUSION:
Use of HA for 1 year resulted in improved auditory performance and an absence of a deterioration of cognitive function.Trial registration This research was retrospectively registered under no. NCT04333043 at ClinicalTrials.gov (http//www.clinicaltrials.gov/) on the 26 March 2020. This research has been registered with the Ethics Committee of the Area Vasta Emilia Nord under number 104, date of approval 17/07/2017.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Cooperação do Paciente
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Auxiliares de Audição
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Perda Auditiva
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article