Quality of life in individuals with tinnitus with and without hearing loss
Qualidade de vida em indivíduos portadores de zumbido com e sem perda auditiva
Gregorina Silva Ribeiro Rocha; Marlizete Maldonado Vargas; Margarete Zanardo Gomes
Abstract
Purpose: to evaluate the perception of the level of quality of life in subjects with tinnitus, with and without hearing loss. Methods: a cross-sectional quantitative study. A total of 189 subjects (mean age 53.06 years) divided into four groups. Group 1: subjects with normal auditory thresholds without tinnitus complaint; Group 2: subjects with normal auditory thresholds and tinnitus complaint; Group 3: subjects with sensorineural hearing loss without tinnitus complaint; Group 4: subjects with sensorineural hearing loss and with tinnitus complaint. Levels of quality of life were investigated through the World Health Organization Quality Of Life (WHOQOL) website - brief and psycho-emotional and functional aspects of patients with tinnitus through the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). Statistical analyzes, comparisons among groups and descriptive analysis were performed, considering a significance level of 5%. Results: the overall mean scores of quality of life in group 4 (56.07) were smaller than those of group 1 (64.67) (p<0.05). The subjects with tinnitus complaint presented a moderate level of disturbance of the symptom. Conclusion: tinnitus interferes in the quality of life of individuals who had preserved or altered auditory thresholds. Therefore, means to reduce the discomfort caused by tinnitus symptom should be developed, in order to improve patients' quality of life.
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Objetivo: avaliar a percepção do nível de qualidade de vida em sujeitos portadores de zumbido com e sem perda auditiva. Métodos: estudo transversal quantitativo. 189 sujeitos com idade média de 51,06 anos distribuídos em quatro grupos. Grupo 1: sujeitos com limiares auditivos normais sem queixa de zumbido; Grupo 2: sujeitos com limiares auditivos normais com queixa de zumbido; Grupo 3: sujeitos com perda auditiva neurossensorial sem queixa de zumbido; Grupo 4: sujeitos com perda auditiva neurossensorial com queixa de zumbido. Investigou-se níveis de qualidade de vida por meio do World Health Organization Quality Of Life-WHOQOL-breve e aspectos psicoemocionais e funcionais dos portadores de zumbido por meio do Tinnitus Handicap Inventory-THI. Foram realizadas análises estatísticas, comparações entre grupos e análise descritiva, considerando nível de significância de 5%. Resultados: os escores médios gerais da qualidade de vida mostraram-se menores no G4 (56,07) em relação ao G1 (64,67) (p<0,05). Os sujeitos com queixa de zumbido apresentaram incômodo ao sintoma de grau moderado. Conclusão: o zumbido interfere na qualidade de vida dos indivíduos que possuem limiares auditivos preservados ou alterados. É importante desenvolver meios para reduzir o incômodo causado pelo sintoma, elevando o nível de qualidade de vida dos sujeitos.
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Submetido em:
05/04/2017
Aceito em:
28/09/2017
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