Societal effects of hearing aid fitting among the moderately hearing impaired

被引：47
作者：
Joore, MA
Brunenberg, DEM
Chenault, MN
Anteunis, LJC
机构：
[1] State Univ Limburg Hosp, Dept Clin Epidemiol & Med Technol Assessment, CEMTA, NL-6202 AZ Maastricht, Netherlands
[2] State Univ Limburg Hosp, Dept Otorhinolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, NL-6202 AZ Maastricht, Netherlands
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY | 2003年 / 42卷 / 03期
关键词：
economic evaluation; hearing impairment; hearing disability; hearing aids; quality of life;
D O I：
10.3109/14992020309090424
中图分类号：
R36 [病理学]; R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号：
100104 ; 100213 ;
摘要：
The objective of this study was to evaluate hearing aid fitting from a societal viewpoint, rather than the more traditional patient perspective. The effects of hearing aid fitting on generic quality of life (EuroQol), social functioning (SF36), auditory disability, productivity at paid and unpaid labour, and medical consumption, were assessed in a prospective study among 80 moderately hearing-impaired first-time hearing aid applicants. The study showed that hearing aid fitting solved problems with paid employment, but did not seem to affect unpaid work. Use of medical services remained relatively stable after first-time hearing aid fitting. The Amsterdam Inventory proved to be a useful questionnaire to assess the effects on hearing disability. No effects of hearing aid fitting on generic quality of life could be determined with the EuroQol, while hearing aid fitting did lead to an improvement in one aspect of generic quality of life; namely social functioning.
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