International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health in adult and older users of audiology services

Abstract

Purpose: to describe aspects of functioning and disability related to hearing and sociodemographic factors of audiology service users. Methods: an exploratory study with a probabilistic sample comprising 152 participants who answered a socioeconomic and assistance questionnaire. The functioning and disability were analyzed by means of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health. Descriptive data analyses were conducted. Results: most users of the Hearing Health Care Service considered they had mild (41.2%) or moderate (34.2%) disability in b1560 Auditory perception, and mild (36%) and moderate (35.1%) disability in b230 Hearing Functions. In Activities and Participation, the users of the Hearing Health Care Service obtained better results in d330 Speaking (83.3%), d315 Communicating with and receiving nonverbal messages (65.8%), and d760 Family relationships (65.1%). The hearing aid was a facilitator in these subjects’ social interaction with the environment. Most of those attending the Audiology Outpatient Center did not have disabilities or difficulties in the activities and participation, and the environment was a facilitator. Conclusion: most of the participants attending the Hearing Health Care Service had a disability in auditory perception and hearing functions. However, such a disability was not a limiting factor in the performance of most of the activities and participations assessed.

Qualidade de vida de idosos em atendimento clínico fonoaudiológico: uma análise quantitativa

“…Sabe-se que o uso de AASI, somado a reabilitação auditiva, amplia a possibilidade de se ouvir sons ambientais, bem como a voz e a fala das pessoas. Dessa forma, os resultados deste estudo indicam a necessidade de a Fonoaudiologia se ocupar com o trabalho de reabilitação auditiva de pessoas com perda auditiva, na medida em que, por meio de tal reabilitação, elas podem estabelecer interações efetivas, mantendo relações pessoais com amigos, parentes ou outras pessoas e, consequentemente, apresentando melhoria da percepção da própria QV (Souza & Lemos, 2021). A análise dos dados mostra que os participantes avaliam bem o domínio das Relações Sociais em função das questões vinculadas ao apoio que recebem de amigos e a satisfação que têm quanto às relações estabelecidas com pessoas próximas foram bem avaliados, alcançando os melhores escores de todo o instrumento.…”