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      Restrição de participação social e satisfação com o uso de aparelho de amplificação sonora individual - um estudo pós-adaptação Translated title: Restriction in social participation and satisfaction with hearing aids - a study on post-fitting

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          RESUMO Introdução A integração social é dificultada pela perda auditiva. Objetivo Verificar o benefício, a satisfação e a percepção da restrição de participação social, em função da perda auditiva, em adultos e idosos usuários de aparelho de amplificação sonora individual (AASI), bem como averiguar a correlação entre essas medidas. Métodos O estudo incluiu indivíduos de ambos os sexos, acompanhados em hospital público. Solicitou-se aos participantes que atribuíssem uma nota de 1 a 10 para sua audição, antes e após adaptação de AASI. Aplicaram-se os seguintes instrumentos para mensuração da restrição de participação social e da satisfação com o uso de AASI: International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) e Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA), nos adultos, e Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly Screening Version (HHIE-S), nos idosos. O nível de significância estatística adotado foi de 5%. Resultados Dos 42 indivíduos participantes, 64,3% eram idosos. As pontuações dos instrumentos IOI-HA total, seus fatores 1 e 2 e o HHIE-S apresentaram correlação com a Escala de Classificação Numérica (ECN), antes da amplificação. Houve correlação entre o instrumento IOI-HA total e seu fator 2 com o HHIE-S, HHIA total e domínios emocional e social. Conclusão Adultos e idosos demonstraram satisfação com seus AASI e não houve diferença entre os grupos. Quanto mais acentuado o grau da perda auditiva, melhor foi a autopercepção da audição pós-adaptação de AASI. Quanto menor a restrição de participação, mais os benefícios do uso de AASI foram percebidos pelos usuários.

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          ABSTRACT Introduction Social integration is hampered by hearing loss. Purpose To identify the benefit and assess the satisfaction with the use of hearing aids and perception of limited social participation caused by hearing loss in adult and elderly hearing aids users. Another aim is to check whether there is a correlation between such measures. Methods The study included both male and female individuals who were assisted in a public hospital. The participants were asked to assign a score between 1 and 10 to their hearing level before and after starting to use hearing aids. They answered instruments that measure social participation restriction and satisfaction with use of hearing aids: the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA), the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA) or the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly Screening Version (HHIE-S). Statistical analysis was performed. The level of statistical significance was 5%. Results Of the 42 individuals, 64.3% were elderly. IOI-HA total instrument scores, its factors 1 and 2 and HHIE-S presented a correlation with the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) before amplification. There was correlation between the total IOI-HA instrument and its factor 2 with HHIE-S, total HHIA emotional and social domains. Conclusion Adults and elderly are satisfied with their hearing aid, and there was no difference between both groups. There is a directly inverse relationship between hearing loss levels and self-perception of hearing loss after hearing aid fitting. Also, the less restricted social participation is, the more benefits of using hearing aids are perceived by users.

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          The Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults: psychometric adequacy and audiometric correlates.

          The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) was modified for use with younger hearing-impaired adults (less than 65 years of age). Similar to the HHIE, the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA), is a 25-item self-assessment scale composed of two subscales (emotional and social/situational). Replacement questions from the HHIE which form the HHIA focus on the occupational effects of hearing loss. For 67 hearing-impaired adults, the HHIA demonstrated high internal consistency reliability and a low standard error of measurement. Audiometric correlates of the HHIA revealed weak, yet statistically significant relationships with pure-tone sensitivity and supra-threshold word recognition ability. These findings support the use of self-report handicap measures with adults in that audiometric measures alone are insufficient in describing a patient's reaction to their hearing loss.
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            Quality of life in elderly adults before and after hearing aid fitting

            Presbycusis is a common disorder in the elderly, which causes hearing loss and may contribute to the development of some psychiatric disorders, leading to isolation due to communication difficulties in the social environment. Objective To identify through the WHOQOL (World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire), the quality of life of hearing impaired individuals before and after hearing aid fittings. Method We had 30 individuals with hearing loss, all over 60 years of age - patients from a Speech Therapy Clinic. The patients answered the WHOQOL questions without the use of hearing aids; and after the effective use of a sound amplification device for a period of three months they answered it again. The WHOQOL - Bref consists of 26 questions, two general quality-of-life questions and 24 associated with four aspects: physical, psychological, environmental and social relations. Results There was a significant improvement in quality of life in general, as far as leisure activities were concerned, there were no major changes regarding the frequency of negative feelings; even after the hearing aid fitting, the patients continue to have such feelings. Conclusion The use of hearing aids favored the overall quality of life of the individuals evaluated.
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              Validity and reliability of the hearing handicap inventory for adults

              Abstract The Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA) translated into Brazilian Portuguese has been used for clinical practice and research purposes; however, information regarding its ease of reading and psychometric properties are still lacking. Aim To evaluate the ease of reading and psychometric properties of the Brazilian translation of this tool, including its validity and reliability. Materials and Methods Prospective study. The questionnaire was applied to 30 normal hearing (Group A) and 113 hearing impaired (Group B) persons. Thirty two participants (group B) answered the questionnaire a second time. The Flesch readability index was calculated for each item in the questionnaire. The internal consistency, test-retest reliability and discriminant validity were evaluated. Results Flesch's scores showed that the questionnaire was easy to read. Cronbach's alpha and Pearson's correlation showed high internal consistency. There was no significant difference between test and retest scores. Besides, correlation between these two scores was also high and significant. Student t test indicated significant difference between scores for groups A and B (discriminant validity). Conclusion The Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults translated into Brazilian Portuguese maintained the reliability and validity of the English version. Further studies are needed to determine the convergent validity and construct validity for this instrument.
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                Audiology - Communication Research
                Audiol., Commun. Res.
                Academia Brasileira de Audiologia (São Paulo, SP, Brazil )
                2317-6431
                June 2017
                : 22
                : 0
                : e1830
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                [1] São Paulo orgnameUniversidade Federal de São Paulo Brazil
                [3] Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul orgnameUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
                [2] Porto Alegre RS orgnameHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre Brasil
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                S2317-64312017000100318
                10.1590/2317-6431-2016-1830
                6e620b96-6ec3-4935-ad38-c3ee6bd72cb4

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                : 27 December 2016
                : 12 April 2017
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                Percepção auditiva,Audição,Hearing aids,Surveys and questionnaires,Auditory perception,Hearing loss,Hearing,Auxiliares de audição,Inquéritos e questionários,Perda auditiva

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