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

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01261104
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : December 16, 2010
Last Update Posted : December 16, 2010
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University of Sao Paulo

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Brief Summary:
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 or disease
Hearing Impairment

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Retrospective
Official Title: Relationship Between Hearing Thresholds, Handicap and Time for Treatment-seeking in a Public Hearing Healthcare Service
Study Start Date : April 2010
Actual Primary Completion Date : October 2010
Actual Study Completion Date : December 2010

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Group/Cohort
Hearing impaired elderly
Hearing impaired adults


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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
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:

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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
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Responsible Party: Deborah Viviane Ferrari, Professor, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01261104     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: FOBCEP104/2010
First Posted: December 16, 2010    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: December 16, 2010
Last Verified: December 2010

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

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