Analysis and characterization of an elderly population with hearing loss and dizziness complaint

The objective of this study was to analyze and characterize the clinical and sociodemographic relations of a population of elderly people with hearing loss with dizziness reference. A cross-sectional study of 150 elderly with hearing loss without sound amplification in the Unified Health System. The...

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Autores: Magrini, Amanda Monteiro, Momensohn-Santos, Teresa Maria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Repositorio:Revista Kairós (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/44810
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/44810
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ancianos
Pérdida de audición
Mareos.
Elderly
Hearing Loss
Dizziness.
Idoso
Perda auditiva
Tontura.
Descripción
Sumario:The objective of this study was to analyze and characterize the clinical and sociodemographic relations of a population of elderly people with hearing loss with dizziness reference. A cross-sectional study of 150 elderly with hearing loss without sound amplification in the Unified Health System. They answered a questionnaire about sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, self-reference questions of hearing and dizziness, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and Scale of confidence in the Activity-Specific Equilibrium (ABC). It was possible to verify that there are specific characteristics about dizziness that influence the prevention of falls in the elderly with hearing loss.