| Autor: |
Golovanova LE; Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Throat, Nose and Speech, 9 Bronnitskaya str., St. Petersburg 190013, Russian Federation, e-mail: lgolovanova@inbox.ru.; I.I.Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, 41 Kirochnaya str., St. Petersburg 191015, Russian Federation.; Saint-Petersburg Geriatric Medico-social Center, Municipal Audiology Center, 21 Rizhskii av., St. Petersburg 190103, Russian Federation., Boboshko MY; I.P.Pavlov First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University, 6-8 L. Tolstoy str., St. Petersburg 197022, Russian Federation., Lapteva ES; I.I.Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, 41 Kirochnaya str., St. Petersburg 191015, Russian Federation., Ogorodnikova EA; I.P.Pavlov Institute of Physiology RAS, nab. Makarova, 6, St. Petersburg 199034, Russian Federation. |
| Abstrakt: |
The aim of the study is to evaluate the advantage of including audiological testing in the system of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) of patients. The results of a survey of 988 elderly and senile people (average age 77±7,4 years) are presented, each of whom underwent a CGA and hearing assessment by filling out a questionnaire Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly, Screening version (HHIE-S). All patients were divided into two groups: the first group included 780 inpatient patients undergoing medical and social rehabilitation in different departments of the Saint-Petersburg City Geriatric Center. The second group included 208 outpatient patients, of whom 81 additionally underwent an audiological examination, which included ENT examination and pure tone audiometry to determine the degree of hearing loss. A correlation was revealed between the hearing state and the cognitive status of patients according to the results of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) questionnaire, as well as the senile asthenia index. The results of the work indicate the need to include the HHIE-S questionnaire in the system of comprehensive geriatric assessment for early detection and correction of hearing loss, and prevention of cognitive disorders. |
