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KMID : 1002720100080010051
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Journal of Korean Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Association
2010 Volume.8 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.58
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The Correlation of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly and Berg Balance Test-Korean Version
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Cho GYU-Hang
Hwang Su-Jin
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Hearing Handicap Inventory, Berg Balance Scale
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