노인의 청력장애지수와 한국판 버그균형검사의 상관관계

The Correlation of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly and Berg Balance Test-Korean Version

  • 조규행 (국립재활원 물리치료실) ;
  • 황수진 (충주대학교 물리치료학과)
  • Cho, Gyu-Hang (Department of Physical Therapy, National Rehabilitation Center) ;
  • Hwang, Su-Jin (Department of Physical Therapy, ChungJu National University)
  • 투고 : 2010.01.31
  • 심사 : 2010.02.20
  • 발행 : 2010.02.28

초록

Presbycusis or related-age hearing loss is approximately 30 percent for people aged over 65 years. The purpose of this study was to compare the relationship between the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly and the Berg Balance Scale for predicting and screening risk of falls in people over 65 years with diagnosed presbycusis. Thirty-five subjects all lived at the nursing home in Wonju. Disability caused presbycusis was measured using the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly, and static and dynamic balance was measured using Berg Balance Scale. Data were analyzed using Spearman correlation. Statistically significant differences were noted between two clinical meausres (r=.862, p<0.001). In conclusion, the results suggest that presbycusis may be able to predict dangerous falls in older persons.

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