Satu Turunen-Taheri1,2, Åsa Skagerstrand3, Sten Hellström1,2, Per-Inge Carlsson3,4. 1. a Department of CLINTEC, Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden. 2. b Department of Audiology and Neurotology , Karolinska University Hospital , Stockholm , Sweden. 3. c Audiological Research Center , Örebro University Hospital , Örebro , Sweden. 4. d Department of Otorhinolaryngology , Central Hospital , Karlstad , Sweden.
Abstract
CONCLUSIONS: Patients with severe vision impairment in combination with severe-to-profound hearing loss seem to have a higher risk for effects on QoL, including: mobility, the ability to provide self-care and perform usual activities, and levels of anxiety and depression, compared with patients with only severe-to-profound hearing loss. OBJECTIVES: To study the quality-of-life (QoL) and audiological rehabilitation of the severely vision-impaired patient population among adults with severe-to-profound hearing loss in Sweden. METHOD: A study of data collected from 543 patients with severe-to-profound hearing loss combined with severe vision impairment among the total of 2319 persons registered in the Swedish Quality Register of Otorhinolaryngology. QoL was measured with the following instruments: EQ5D, PIRS, and HADS. Audiological rehabilitation was described and evaluated. RESULTS: The patients with dual sensory loss were younger, were more likely to live alone, and had a lower level of education than the control group. The QoL of the study group was significantly negatively affected. In total, 89% of the study group had been rehabilitated with hearing aids, while 8% had received rehabilitation with cochlear implants. A total of 32% of the study group had received extended audiological rehabilitation.
CONCLUSIONS:Patients with severe vision impairment in combination with severe-to-profound hearing loss seem to have a higher risk for effects on QoL, including: mobility, the ability to provide self-care and perform usual activities, and levels of anxiety and depression, compared with patients with only severe-to-profound hearing loss. OBJECTIVES: To study the quality-of-life (QoL) and audiological rehabilitation of the severely vision-impairedpatient population among adults with severe-to-profound hearing loss in Sweden. METHOD: A study of data collected from 543 patients with severe-to-profound hearing loss combined with severe vision impairment among the total of 2319 persons registered in the Swedish Quality Register of Otorhinolaryngology. QoL was measured with the following instruments: EQ5D, PIRS, and HADS. Audiological rehabilitation was described and evaluated. RESULTS: The patients with dual sensory loss were younger, were more likely to live alone, and had a lower level of education than the control group. The QoL of the study group was significantly negatively affected. In total, 89% of the study group had been rehabilitated with hearing aids, while 8% had received rehabilitation with cochlear implants. A total of 32% of the study group had received extended audiological rehabilitation.
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Keywords:
EuroQoL-5D-3L; cochlear implants; dual sensory loss; genus; hearing aids; hearing loss; rehabilitation; the hospital anxiety and depression scale; the problems impact rating scale