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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2184-6499</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Portuguesa Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Port ORL]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2184-6499</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedade Portuguesa de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2184-64992023000400355</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.34631/sporl.2056</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Utilização de próteses auditivas nos idosos: qualidade de vida e desigualdade]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Hearing aids in the elderly: quality of life and inequality]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morgado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Filipa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caetano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gonçalo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gaspar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrea]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodrigues]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luís]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oom]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Constança]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Machado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maria Pimenta]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Santos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Macor]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Beatriz Ângelo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Loures ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Senhora da Oliveira  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Guimarães ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>61</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>355</fpage>
<lpage>360</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2184-64992023000400355&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2184-64992023000400355&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2184-64992023000400355&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Objetivos:  Avaliar o impacto da utilização de próteses auditivas (PA) na qualidade de vida dos doentes com presbiacusia e identificar as causas da sua não utilização.  Desenho do estudo: Coorte retrospetivo.  Material e Métodos: Foi aplicado a escala Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly(HHIE) em doentes com presbiacusia, com indicação para o uso de PA, seguidos no Serviço de ORL de um hospital terciário entre 2021 e 2022. Os doentes que não usavam PA responderam adicionalmente à pergunta fechada &#8220;Por que não usa PA?&#8221;.  Resultados: Foram incluídos 99 doentes no estudo, 47% dos quais utilizadores de PA. No grupo de doentes utilizadores de PA a pontuação média do HHIE foi de 24 pontos, com redução para 7 pontos após a utilização de PA. No grupo dos doentes não utilizadores de PA, razões económicas (46%) foram o motivo principal razão para a sua não utilização.  Conclusão: O nosso estudo confirmou o benefício das PA na qualidade de vida da população idosa, sendo a limitação de recursos financeiros o principal motivo para a sua não utilização.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objectives: To evaluate the impact of hearing aids (HA) on the quality of life of patients with presbycusis and identify the causes for not using them.  Study design: Retrospective cohort.  Materials and methods: The Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE) was applied to patients with presbycusis, with indication for HA, followed in the ENT Service of a tertiary hospital between 2021 and 2022. Patients who did not use HA answered the closed question &#8220;Why don't you use HA?&#8221;.  Results: Ninety-nine patients were included in the study, 47% of which were HA users. In the group of HA users, the average score for HHIE decreased from 24 to 7 points after use. The group of patients who did not use HA pointed out economic problems (46%) as the main reason for not using it.  Conclusion: Our study confirmed the benefit of HA on quality of life and that limited financial resources are the main reason for non-use.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Presbiacusia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[prótese auditiva]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[qualidade de vida]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[idosos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Presbycusis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hearing aids]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Quality of life]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Elderly]]></kwd>
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