The disuse of hearing aids in elderly people diagnosed with a presbycusis at an old age home, in Johannesburg, South Africa: a pilot study
| Autor: | Nikita Vazzana, Nomfundo F. Moroe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Hearing aid Gerontology Isolation (health care) Hearing loss medicine.medical_treatment 030231 tropical medicine Presbycusis Pilot Projects Interviews as Topic Treatment Refusal Nonprobability sampling South Africa 03 medical and health sciences Elderly 0302 clinical medicine audiologists Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Qualitative Research Aged hearing loss Aged 80 and over business.industry Loneliness Articles General Medicine medicine.disease hearing aids Elderly hearing aids hearing loss audiologists Female medicine.symptom business Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | African Health Sciences African Health Sciences; Vol 19, No 2 (2019); 2183-2188 |
| ISSN: | 1680-6905 2183-2188 |
| DOI: | 10.4314/ahs.v19i2.43 |
| Popis: | Background: Hearing loss is the most common form of human sensory deficit with its prevalence highest within the geriatric population. Approximately a third of adults aged from 61 years exhibit the characteristics of presbycusis, a number one contributor to communication disorders among the elderly, thereby affecting the social, functional and psychological wellbeing of the elderly. Subsiquently, this leads to loneliness, isolation, dependence and frustration. Objective: To explore reasons why elderly people diagnosed with presbycusis and fitted with hearing aids stop using hearing aids post fitting. Method: A qualitative research design was adopted. Through purposive sampling, ten participants consisting of three males and seven females, aged between 74 and 85 participated in face-to-face and semi-structured interviews. Results: The following themes emerged: discomfort, lack of information about hearing aids, difficulty with function and maintenance and the lack of patient involvement in the hearing aid selection process. Conclusion: There are different reasons for disuse of hearing aids in elderly patients. Audiologists should ensure that hearing aids selection is patient specific and inclusive. Expectations of the elderly regarding hearing aids benefits and limitations should also be addressed by audiologists before fitting hearing aids. Keywords: Elderly, hearing aids, hearing loss, audiologists. |
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