Adaptação transcultural de um instrumento de avaliação do handicap auditivo para portadores de perda auditiva induzida pelo ruído ocupacional

Abstract

Adaptação transcultural de um instrumento de avaliação do handicap auditivo para portadores de perda auditiva induzida pelo ruído ocupacionalTranscultural adaptation of an instrument to evaluate hearing handicap in workers with noise-induced hearing loss

Tools for evaluation of restriction on auditory participation: systematic review of the literature

“…While verifying the studies that were selected (Table 1), it was noted that seven studies utilized the hearing handicap protocols only in the adult population (8,9,11,16,18,23) . In 12 studies, the sample was composed exclusively of the elderly (6,10,(13)(14)(15)17,22,(25)(26)(27)(28)(29) ; while the remaining papers, seven (3,7,12,(19)(20)(21)24) , evaluated hearing handicaps in both adults and the elderly.…”

“…As for the design of the studies, it was found that the majority of them were cross-sectional studies (3,6,(14)(15)(16)22,23,27) . The highest level of scientific evidence (4) found in the studies selected was the randomized controlled clinical trial, present in only three papers (24,25,28) , all international.…”

“…Among the studies selected for the present systematic review, the majority was set in the clinic or ambulatory care of the tertiary educational institution of the researchers or in clinics that have partnerships with the institution (3,7,(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(20)(21)(22)(24)(25)(26)28,29) and provided service in the speech language pathology and audiology area. Other studies were also done in hospitals (16,23) , a reference center for the elderly (6) , and in a gerontology ambulatory care (27) . Thus, it can be noted that in various environments for patient care and attention, studies are being developed in reference to the theme here studied.…”

“…Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) offers risks to an individual's quality of life, seeing that, even at its initial stages, it can be noted and can interfere in the oral communication of the individual and cause social and emotional compromises (16) . A national study (16) conducted a trans-cultural adaptation of the evaluation instrument for hearing handicaps in individuals with NIHL.…”

“…Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) offers risks to an individual's quality of life, seeing that, even at its initial stages, it can be noted and can interfere in the oral communication of the individual and cause social and emotional compromises (16) . A national study (16) conducted a trans-cultural adaptation of the evaluation instrument for hearing handicaps in individuals with NIHL. The instrument was considered of easy comprehension and applicability and obtained acceptable reliability and validity; however, the authors suggested that new studies should be conducted and the questionnaire be applied on a more representative sample.…”