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Relationship Between Hearing Thresholds, Handicap and Time for Treatment-seeking

NCT ID: NCT01261104

Last Updated: 2010-12-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-04-30

Study Completion Date

2010-12-31

Brief Summary

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Purpose: to investigate the relationship between time for treatment seeking and audiometric data and self-assessment of handicap for patients in a public hearing healthcare service. Methods: Retrospective study. Records of 152 elderly and 48 adults with hearing impairment were analyzed. The ISO audiometric thresholds average (500 to 4000Hz) and high frequencies average (2000 to 6000Hz), the speech recognition thresholds and the total, social and emotional scores from the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Adults (HHIA) and Elderly (HHIE) were compared with the time between the onset of hearing complaints and the first treatment seeking. Results: The average time for treatment seeking was 7,6 years. No statistical difference was found between ISO and high frequency audiometric average, HHIA/E scores and time for treatment seeking between adults and the elderly. Weak but significant negative correlations were observed between the audiometric data and time for treatment seeking. There was no relationship between the time for treatment seeking and educational, socioeconomic levels and perception of handicap. Conclusions: The search for treatment seems to be multifactorial. Despite technological advances and changes in access to information and treatment time for treatment seeking was similar to that reported 30 years ago.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hearing Impairment

Keywords

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hearing loss handicap counseling

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Hearing impaired elderly

No interventions assigned to this group

Hearing impaired adults

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Older than 18 years old. Without experience with hearing aid use. Diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss. Audiogram data available
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Sao Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru

Principal Investigators

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Deborah Ferrari, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru

Locations

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Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru

Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Other Identifiers

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FOBCEP104/2010

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id