Correlações audiométricas do questionário de handicap auditivo para adultos
Audiometric correlations of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults
Ivanildo Inacio de Lima; Camila Piccini Aiello; Deborah Viviane Ferrari
Resumo
Objetivo: verificar as relações entre a autopercepção do handicap auditivo (restrição de participação), os achados audiométricos e dados sócio-demográficos em adultos deficientes auditivos. Comparar os resultados da percepção do handicap entre homens e mulheres.
Método: participaram deste estudo, 113 adultos jovens portadores de deficiência auditiva pós-lingual, neurossenssorial bilateral de graus variados. O questionário de Handicap Auditivo para Adultos (HHIA) foi aplicado no formato de entrevista. A pontuação total e das subescalas "social" e "emocional", do questionário foram correlacionadas com as médias dos limiares audiométricos (ISO, baixa, média e alta frequência) e limiar de reconhecimento de fala (LRF). Também foi obtida correlação entre as pontuações do questionário e tempo de surdez, escolaridade e nível sócio-econômico. A comparação dos resultados do HHIA entre homens e mulheres foi realizada pelo teste t de Student.
Resultados: correlações fracas, porém significantes, foram obtidas entre os dados audiométricos e a pontuação do HHIA. Não houve correlação entre o tempo de surdez, escolaridade e nível sócio-econômico com a pontuação do questionário. Não houve diferença significativa da pontuação entre homens e mulheres.
Conclusão: os dados deste estudo reforçam a necessidade de utilização de um instrumento de avaliação da restrição de participação, já que esta não pode ser inferida a partir dos dados audiológicos e/ou sócio-demográficos.
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Abstract
Purpose: to check the relations between self-perceived hearing handicap (participation restriction), audiometric findings and socio-demographic data in hearing impaired adults and compare the results between men and women.
Method: 113 adults with post lingual sensorineural bilateral hearing loss of varying degrees took part in the study. The Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA) was applied in the interview format. We obtained the correlation coefficient between total HHIA as well as the "social" one and "emotional" subscales scores with the mean audiometric thresholds (ISO, low, medium and high frequencies) and speech recognition thresholds (SRT). The HHIA scores were also correlated with the duration of deafness, educational level and socio-economic status. The HHIA scores between men and women were compared by means of the Student t test.
Results: weak but significant correlations were obtained between audiometric data and HHIA scores. There was no correlation between duration of deafness, educational level and socioeconomic status with HHIA scores. There was no significant difference in scores between men and women.
Conclusion: data from this study reinforce the need for using an instrument for evaluating the participation restriction, since it cannot be inferred from the audiometric data and/or socio-demographic factors.
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Submitted date:
12/17/2009
Accepted date:
02/12/2010
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