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

This study has been completed.
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Information provided by:
University of Sao Paulo
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01261104
First received: December 15, 2010
Last updated: NA
Last verified: December 2010
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

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.


Condition
Hearing Impairment

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Retrospective
Official Title: Relationship Between Hearing Thresholds, Handicap and Time for Treatment-seeking in a Public Hearing Healthcare Service

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Further study details as provided by University of Sao Paulo:

Study Start Date: April 2010
Study Completion Date: December 2010
Primary Completion Date: October 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts
Hearing impaired elderly
Hearing impaired adults

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Hearing impaired adults and elderly attended at a public hearing healthcare service

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Older than 18 years old. Without experience with hearing aid use. Diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss. Audiogram data available

Exclusion Criteria:

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01261104

Locations
Brazil
Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru
Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 17012-901
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Sao Paulo
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Deborah Ferrari, PhD Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Deborah Viviane Ferrari, Professor, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01261104     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: FOBCEP104/2010
Study First Received: December 15, 2010
Last Updated: December 15, 2010
Health Authority: Conselho Nacional de Etica em Pesquisa: Brasil

Keywords provided by University of Sao Paulo:
hearing loss
handicap
counseling

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Deafness
Hearing Loss
Hearing Disorders
Ear Diseases
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
 Sensation Disorders
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms

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