CORRELATION BETWEEN PRESBYCUSIS AND QUALITY OF LIFE BASED ON HEARING HANDICAP INVENTORY FOR THE ELDERLY SCREENING VERSION (HHIE-S)
Nurbaiti Nazarudin (a*), Vania Nanda Priasty (b)

a) Department of Ear Nose Throat-Head and Neck Surgery Faculty of Medicine Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani-Rumah Sakit Dustira, Cimahi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
b) Faculty of Medicine Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Abstract

Presbycusis is an age-related hearing loss caused by a degeneration process which is a cumulative effect of various risk factors. The unpreparedness of the elderly to encounter these conditions will have an impact on the low achievement on their quality of life. Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly-Screening version (HHIE-S) questionnaire is a questionnaire that can be used to measure quality of life in patients with hearing loss. This study was aimed to determine whether there is a relationship between presbycusis and the quality of life, using cross sectional analytical research methods. The data used in form of primary data is the result of filling in the guided questionnaire and the results of the audiogram, while secondary data is in the form of medical records of presbycusis patients at Dustira Hospital in the period January 2017-December 2018. Data were analyzed descriptively and by Chi Square Test. During the study period, 55 patients who met inclusion criteria were obtained and 61,8% of them were in the age group of 65-74 year and 52,7% were male. Other characteristics examined 58.2% of them was married, 76,4% had a history of chronic diseases, while for economic status there were similarities between moderate and low economic status (49.1%). The results showed that there was a strong and significant relationship between presbycusis and patients^s quality of life (p <0.001). More severe degree of hearing loss, more severe decrease in patients quality of life.

Keywords: HHIE-S, presbycusis, quality of life

Topic: Biomedical Science