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Titre : | Prevalence & characteristics of severe and profound hearing loss in adults in a UK National Health Service clinic (2013) |
Auteurs : | Laura Turton ; Pauline Smith |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | International Journal of Audiology IJA (Vol.52, n°2, February 2013) |
Langues: | Anglais |
Résumé : | Objective: To estimate the prevalence of severe and profound hearing loss in a clinical population and to report the audiological and hearing-aid characteristics for this group, as well as outcome measures from use of hearing aids. Design: A retrospective observational study initially, followed by a postal Glasgow health status inventory (GHSI) to establish the patients functional outcomes. Study sample: A clinical database of 32 781 cases was interrogated from which 2199 cases of severe /profound hearing loss were identified. From these, an adult sample stratified in terms of age and gender of n = 302 was contacted. Results: An estimated 6.7% of the local clinical population and 0.7% of the general population were found to have hearing > 70 dB averaged over 0.5, 1, and 2 kHz. Most patients were fitted with bilateral hearing aids, using a non-linear prescription, and as a group they reported a high level of social support. Conclusions: This study has estimated the prevalence of severe and profound hearing loss as 6.7% of the clinical population, and 0.7% of the general population. This is consistent with previous work, although it probably underestimates the prevalence. Further work is indicated to strengthen the estimate. |
Disponible en ligne : | Oui |
En ligne : | https://login.ezproxy.vinci.be/login?url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/14992027.2012.735376 |
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International journal of audiology IJA. Vol.52, n°2 (February 2013) | Périodique papier | Ixelles | Rez | Consultation sur place uniquement Exclu du prêt |