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| Author(s): |
Karina Mary de Paiva
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP/CIR) |
| Defense date: | 2010-10-15 |
| Examining board members: |
Chester Luiz Galvao Cesar;
Vanessa Martins Valente Guimarães;
Alessandra Giannella Samelli
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| Advisor: | Chester Luiz Galvao Cesar |
| Abstract | |
Introduction: Hearing loss in the elderly is due to the physiological process of aging that occur individually and it may be aggravated by several factors such as noise exposure, medications, illnesses and stress. Limitations resulting from this deficit can be minimized by avoiding consequences such as isolation and frustration in the elderly. Self report hearing loss that is an important tool to obtain indicators of prevalence of disability and that are scarce at the national, regional and local levels. Objectives: To describe the prevalence of hearing loss and its impact on health conditions of elderly people in São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Data are from the Survey of Health of São Paulo (ISA-Capital), a population-based cross-sectional study (n = 3357) with the non-institutionalized population residing in urban area of São Paulo. We analyzed the subgroup of elderly (n = 872). We used the 2 test of association and analysis of univariate Poisson regression. Results: The prevalence of hearing loss in elderly patients was 11.2 per cent and despite the preponderance of females in the population studied (60.3 per cent), the prevalence was higher in men than women (p = 0.006). Men who reported hearing loss had a differential use of health services, participated in more programs to prevent cancer of the prostate (RP: 1.252 - p = 0.015). Most elderly people with hearing impairment reported no difficulties in leisure activities (74.5 per cent) did not need help in routine activities (88.6 per cent), or assistance, whether medical or hospital treatment rehabilitation (63.3 per cent) as a result of this deficit. Conclusion: The high prevalence of self reported hearing loss, especially in the male sex, is relevant from the health public perspective, because the lack of knowledge the elderly regarding issues related to this deficiency as well as prevention, treatment and rehabilitation resulting from the same. The use of this type of indicator in population-based studies could represent the generation of data to determine the extent of global and regional burden of this deficiency in the aging process (AU) | |