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      Uso de aparelho de amplificação sonora individual por idosos: estudo SABE - saúde, bem- estar e envelhecimento Translated title: Hearing aids use among elderly: SABE study - health, well-being and aging survey

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          OBJETIVO: Descrever o uso do aparelho de amplificação sonora individual (AASI) pela população idosa do município de São Paulo e fatores associados. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, descritivo e quantitativo, integrante do Estudo SABE (Saúde, Bem-estar e Envelhecimento), desenvolvido no ano de 2006. Foram entrevistados 1115 sujeitos com 65 anos ou mais. A amostra foi obtida de setores censitários em dois estágios, com reposição e probabilidade proporcional à população, complementando-se para acima de 75 anos. Utilizou-se questionário estruturado e instrumentos validados. Os dados foram ponderados e a análise foi realizada no software Stata 10®, através do teste de Rao-Scott para análise univariada e regressão logística tipo stepwise backward para análise multivariada. RESULTADOS: Trezentos e setenta e sete sujeitos (30,4%) apresentaram deficiência auditiva autorreferida e destes, 10,1% declararam utilizar o AASI. Dentre as formas de aquisição do dispositivo, 78,8% utilizaram recursos particulares e 16,9% adquiriram via Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Dentre os não protetizados, 16,6% relataram indicação prévia. Entretanto, 8,6% não se acostumaram e 8,0% não adquiriram, por problemas financeiros. O uso do AASI associou-se à menor prevalência de provável demência. CONCLUSÃO: O baixo número de usuários de AASI indica dificuldades dos idosos em adquiri-lo e/ou dos serviços de saúde em adaptá-los de forma efetiva. Esse achado pode influenciar a qualidade de vida do idoso deficiente auditivo, visto a associação com a provável demência, revelada pelo presente estudo.

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          PURPOSE: Describe hearing aid use by the elderly population in the city of São Paulo and identify associated factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study integrated with the SABE (health, well-being and aging) project developed in 2006. A total of 1.115 individuals aged 65 or over were interviewed. Sample selection occurred in two stages, with replacement and probabilities proportional to the population to complement those aged 75 or over. Structured questionnaires and validated instruments were used. The data were weighted, the Rao-Scott test was used for univariate analysis and backward stepwise logistic regression was used for multivariate analysis, performed on Stata 10® software. RESULTS: Three hundred and seventy-seven subjects (30.4%) were classified as hearing impaired and 10.1% of these reported using hearing aids. To acquire the devices, 78.8% used their own resources and 16.9% acquired them through the Brazilian public health system (SUS). Among non-users of hearing aids, 16.6% reported prior indication; however, 8.6% were unable to adapt to the device and 8.0% could not afford to acquire one. Hearing aid use was associated with lower prevalence of probable dementia. CONCLUSION: The low number of hearing aid users indicates the difficulties elderly people face in acquiring them and/or that the health services face in effectively helping them to adapt. These findings may influence the quality of life of elderly with hearing impairment, given the association with probable dementia revealed by this study.

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              The non-use of hearing aids in people aged 75 years and over in the city of Kuopio in Finland.

              Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions affecting the health of the aged. It is typically medically non-treatable, and hearing aid (HA) use remains the treatment of choice. However, only 15-30% of older adults with hearing impairment possess an HA. Many of them never use it. The purpose of our study was to investigate the use of provided HAs and reasons for the non-use of HAs. This population-based survey was set in the city of Kuopio in eastern Finland. A total of 601 people aged 75 years or older participated in this study. A geriatrician and a trained nurse examined the subjects. Their functional and cognitive capacity was evaluated. A questionnaire about participants' socioeconomic characteristics and the use of HAs were included in the study protocol. The subjects who had an HA were assigned to three groups on the basis of HA use: full-time users, part-time users and non-users. Inquiries were made about the subjective reasons for the non-use of HAs. An HA had been prescribed earlier to 16.6% of the study group. Fourteen percent of the females and 23% of the males had been provided with an HA. The HA owners were older than persons who had not been provided with an HA. Twenty-five percent of the HA owners were non-users, and 55% were full-time users. A decline in cognitive or functional capacity and low income explained the non-use of HAs. The most common subjective reasons for the non-use of HAs were that the use did not help at all (10/24), the HA was broken (4/24) or it was too complicated to use (5/24). The non-use of HAs is still common among the aged. Elderly people who have been provided with an HA and who have a cognitive or functional decline are at risk to be a non-user of an HA. Therefore, they need special attention in counseling.
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                Audiology - Communication Research
                Audiol., Commun. Res.
                Academia Brasileira de Audiologia (São Paulo, SP, Brazil )
                2317-6431
                June 2013
                : 18
                : 2
                : 133-142
                Affiliations
                [04] São Paulo SP orgnameUniversidade de São Paulo orgdiv1Escola de Enfermagem orgdiv2Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica Brasil
                [01] Ceilândia DF orgnameUniversidade de Brasília orgdiv1Faculdade de Ceilândia orgdiv2Colegiado de Saúde Coletiva Brasil
                [02] Botucatu SP orgnameUniversidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho orgdiv1Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu orgdiv2Departamento de Neurologia, Psicologia e Psiquiatria Brasil
                [05] São Paulo SP orgnameUniversidade de São Paulo orgdiv1Faculdade de Saúde Pública orgdiv2Departamento de Epidemiologia Brasil
                [03] Ribeirão Preto SP orgnameUniversidade de São Paulo orgdiv1Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto orgdiv2Departamento de Medicina Social Brasil
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                S2317-64312013000200012
                10.1590/S2317-64312013000200012
                66a1cec2-94dd-4f8c-b8ad-ea24cb6ed9dd

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                : 14 August 2012
                : 15 July 2013
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                Dementia,Aging,Inquéritos de morbidade,Perda auditiva,Auxiliares de audição,Demência,Envelhecimento,Morbidity surveys,Hearing loss,Hearing aids

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