Hearing handicap and frailty in community-dwelling older adults living

PURPOSE: To verify the relationship between hearing handicap and frailty in community-dwelling older adults. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 238 older adults (aged ≥ 60 years) in 2018. The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly – Screening version – HHIE-S was applied to as...

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Autores principales: Campos, Ruana Danieli da Silva, Zazzetta, Marisa Silvana, Orlandi, Fabiana de Souza, Pavarini, Sofia Cristina Iost, Cominetti, Márcia Regina, dos Santos-Orlandi, Ariene Angelini, de Jesus, Isabela Thaís Machado, Gomes, Grace Angélica de Oliveira, Gratão, Aline Cristina Martins, Costa-Guarisco, Letícia Pimenta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9886116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35416836
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2317-1782/20212021080
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To verify the relationship between hearing handicap and frailty in community-dwelling older adults. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 238 older adults (aged ≥ 60 years) in 2018. The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly – Screening version – HHIE-S was applied to assess the hearing handicap. To assess frailty, the Frailty Phenotype proposed for Fried and co-workers was adopted, objectively evaluating 5 criteria: unintentional weight loss, reported fatigue, reduced grip strength, reduced walking speed and low physical activity. It was investigated whether the hearing handicap were related with frailty using Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman test. RESULTS: Worse perception of the hearing handicap was found in pre-frail and frail individuals, compared to non-frail individuals. In addition, hearing handicap showed a positive and statistically significant correlation with frailty. CONCLUSION: Hearing handicap is related to frailty in community-dwelling older adults.

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