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

Authors

  • Amanda Monteiro Magrini Doutoranda, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fonoaudiologia. Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, PUC-SP.
  • Teresa Maria Momensohn-Santos Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fonoaudiologia. Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, PUC-SP.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i1p353-365

Keywords:

Elderly, Hearing Loss, Dizziness.

Abstract

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.

 

Author Biographies

Amanda Monteiro Magrini, Doutoranda, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fonoaudiologia. Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, PUC-SP.

Doutoranda, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fonoaudiologia. Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, PUC-SP.

 

Teresa Maria Momensohn-Santos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fonoaudiologia. Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, PUC-SP.

Professora Titular do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fonoaudiologia. Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, PUC-SP.

 

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Published

2019-03-30

How to Cite

Magrini, A. M., & Momensohn-Santos, T. M. (2019). Analysis and characterization of an elderly population with hearing loss and dizziness complaint. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 22(1), 353–365. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i1p353-365

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Papers

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