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KMID : 1036820180230030782
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Communication Sciences & Disorders
2018 Volume.23 No. 3 p.782 ~ p.787
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Quality of Life in Hearing Impaired Youth with Amplification System
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Heo Seung-Deok
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Abstract
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Objectives: It is possible to compensate for hearing loss with an amplification system. When the hearing loss is compensated for effectively, the quality of life (QOL) of a person with a hearing impairment can be improved. In the interest of this improvement, it is necessary to analyze the QOL of hearing impaired (HI) individuals who are using an amplifier. This study aims to examine the QOL of HI-youth.
Methods: The participants were adult males and females, aged 20- to 29-year-old who were randomly selected through a social network service (SNS). They were classified into two groups: 19 participants who were using a hearing aid and/or cochlear implant, and 46 participants who had no hearing loss. The questionnaire that was used was the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Abbreviated Version (WHOQOL-BREF). Response reliability was analyzed with Cronbach’s α (=.923), response scores were analyzed with descriptive statistics, and a one-way analysis of variance was used to analyze the relationship between two groups.
Results: When the two groups were compared, there was a significant difference in the average response scores regarding physical health according to category of the participants (p<.05). Significant differences were also observed in the sub-domains, including ‘hearing loss disturbs mywork’ (p=.000), ‘the hearing aid is needed’ (p=.000) (physical domain), ‘life is sufficiently meaningful’ (p=.013) (psychological domain), ‘life security’ (p=.012), ‘information accessibility’ (p=.010), ‘satisfaction with local health care service’ (p=.017) (environment domain), etc.
Conclusion: The responses of HI-youth indicated dissatisfaction in respect to using the amplifier, safety of life, accessibility to information and health care service, and the meaningfulness of life.
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KEYWORD
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Quality of life, QOL, Hearing impaired, Cochlear implants, Hearing aids
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