• PNF and Movement
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2010

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.

• 대한치료과학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2018

Objective: The aimes of this study is to analyze the effects of presbycusis on the quality of life. Method: 47-elderly were participated. The participants were divided into the suspected hearing impaired group (N=18) and the within normal limits (WNL) group (N=29). One-way ANOVA was performed to determine the association between the HHIE and WHOQOL-BREF scores by age group, and independent t-test was carried out to analyze the inter-group relations. Results: The scores in WHOQOL-BREF differed significantly by age group (p=.011): people in their sixties scored $3.7{\pm}.62$, those in their seventies $3.3{\pm}.56$, and those in their eighties $2.8{\pm}.60$, with significant differences observed. There were statistically significant inter-group differences (p=.000), with significant differences observed. Conclusion: The quality of life of the elderly were lowered depending on age and hearing impairment.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.141-147
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• 2018

Purpose : Aim of the this study was conducted to determine whether hearing aids are responsible for the quality of life by comparing quality of life between the elderly who are suspected of difficulty in hearing selected by Hearing Handicap Inventory of Elderly (HHIE) without using hearing aids and who are using hearing aids. Methods : For the study, two groups of 33 people were analyzed for independent t-test based on whether they wore Hearing Aids (HA) or not whom wearing hearing aids (hearing aids users) and suspected difficulty in hearing. who are attending the Religious organization Senior Welfare Center in the OO region. Result : The quality of life of hearing aid users is generally observed to be higher than that of non-users in general, and by the section, psychological (p=0.019) and living environment (p=0.032) were appeared statistically signigicant. The elderly showed a significant difference. In the section, "Operation Satisfaction (p=0.038)" in the physical health area, "relationship of reason (p=0.018)" in the social relationship area, "Economic margin (p=0.021)" in the environmental area, "Information accessibility (p=0.020)", In the psychological area, hearing aid was used for "self satisfaction (p=0.033)", "concentration of work (p=0.045)". Conclusion : The use of hearing aids by hearing loss elderly improves the quality of life in the psychological health and living environment section.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.539-553
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• 1996

이 연구는 1994년도 5월부터 9월까지 동산병원 건강 관리과에서 소음특수건강진단을 받은 근로자 중 일부를 대상으로 하여 1차 선별 순음청력검사에 난청선별 설문지(HHIE-S)의 적용가능성을 점검해 보기 위하여 시행되었다. 대상자는 이 기간중의 특수검진 수진자들로서 총 6,700명 중 계통적 표본추출법에 의하여 매 5번째의 근로자가 추출되었다. 최종분석 대상은 자료가 미비한 14명을 제외한 1,019명으로 남자 488명, 여자 531명이었다. 소음성 난청의 1차 선별검사로 순음청력검사와 HHIE-S를 포함한 설문지검사를 실시하였다. 청력검사의 1차 선별기준은 양쪽 어느 귀의 청력손실이 4000Hz 에서 40dB이상인 자로 하였고 2차 정밀검사에서 난청의 기준은 3분법으로 계산하여 30dB 이상이면서 4000Hz에서 50dB 이상의 청력손실이 있는 자로 하였다. 설문지의 신뢰도는 0.84였다. 청력장애와 관련된 변수들의 단일변량분석에서 유의한 차이를 보인 항목은 남자에서 HHIE-S 총척도와 사회적/상황적 소척도에서 근무기간, 군복무력, 1000Hz 및 4000Hz에서의 청력역치였으며 여자에서 총척도와 소척도 모두에서 연령, 근무기간, 1000Hz 및 4000Hz에서의 청력역치였다. 다단계 다중회귀분적에서 남자에서 1000Hz및 4000Hz에서의 청력역치가 선택되었으며 여자에서는 총척도와 사회적/상황적 소척도에서 1000Hz 및 4000Hz에서의 청력 역치, 근무기간, 연령이 선택되었다. 2차 순음청력검사를 황금기준으로 하여 1차 선별청력검사와 HHIE-S점수를 기준으로 한 ROC곡선을 그린 결과, 최적의 타당도는 병행검사에서 HHIE-S점수 8을 기준으로 하였을 때였으며 민감도와 특이도가 각각 85%와 67%이었으며 위음성이 15%로 최소였다. 이러한 결과는 HHIE-S가 우리나라에서 신뢰도 및 타당도가 비교적 적절하며 소음성 난청 1차 선별검사에 순음청력검사와 함께 병행해서 사용하면 민감도를 높이고 위음성을 떨어뜨림으로써 순음청력검사의 병행검사로 적용가능성이 있음을 시사해 준다.