Øyvind Nordvik1,2,3, Peder O Laugen Heggdal1,2, Jonas K Brännström4, Marianne Jensen Hjermstad5,6, Anne Kari Aarstad1,7, Hans Jørgen Aarstad1,2. 1. Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital , Bergen , Norway. 2. Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen , Bergen , Norway. 3. Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied sciences , Bergen , Norway. 4. Department of Clinical Science, Section of Logopedics, Phoniatrics and Audiology, Lund University , Lund , Sweden. 5. Department of Oncology, Regional Centre for Excellence in Palliative Care, Oslo University Hospital , Oslo , Norway. 6. Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, European Palliative Care Research Centre, NTNU , Trondheim , Norway. 7. Faculty of Health, VID Specialized University , Bergen , Norway.
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the relationship between hearing loss (HL) and general quality of life (QoL) in adults seeking hearing aids (HAs). Design: The patients completed the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire's general part and a questionnaire measuring self-assessed communication ability (Abbreviated Profile of hearing Aid Benefit-APHAB). These responses were compared with EORTC scores from a general population and patients with former head and neck cancer. Study sample: One-hundred and fifty-eight adults with HL were recruited prior to hearing aid (HA) fitting with one half seeking renewal of their HA. Results: General QoL scores among patients with HL were similar to those in the general population, but higher than in many chronic serious diseases. Patients with unilateral HL reported slightly worse social function and more fatigue than patients with bilateral HL. Self-assessed communication ability correlated with general QoL scores. Also, we found that best ear pure tone average (PTA), cognitive and physical QoL function predicted APHAB scores. Conclusion: In the investigated HL group, general QoL scores seem to be relatively close to those seen in the general population.
Objective: To investigate the relationship between hearing loss (HL) and general quality of life (QoL) in adults seeking hearing aids (HAs). Design: The patients completed the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire's general part and a questionnaire measuring self-assessed communication ability (Abbreviated Profile of hearing Aid Benefit-APHAB). These responses were compared with EORTC scores from a general population and patients with former head and neck cancer. Study sample: One-hundred and fifty-eight adults with HL were recruited prior to hearing aid (HA) fitting with one half seeking renewal of their HA. Results: General QoL scores among patients with HL were similar to those in the general population, but higher than in many chronic serious diseases. Patients with unilateral HL reported slightly worse social function and more fatigue than patients with bilateral HL. Self-assessed communication ability correlated with general QoL scores. Also, we found that best ear pure tone average (PTA), cognitive and physical QoL function predicted APHAB scores. Conclusion: In the investigated HL group, general QoL scores seem to be relatively close to those seen in the general population.
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Quality of life; hearing impairment; hearing loss
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