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Arquivos Internacionais de Otorrinolaringologia 2010; 14(04): 444-449
DOI: 10.1590/S1809-48722010000400011
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Association Between Hearing Loss and Depressive Symptoms in Elderly

Associação entre Perda Auditiva e Sintomatologia Depressiva em Idosos
Adriane Ribeiro Teixeira
*   PhD in Biomedical Gerontology (PUCRS). Adjunct Professor at UFRGS - Department of Psychology and Personality Development - Speech Therapy Course.
,
Andréa Krüger Gonçalves
**   PhD in Social Psychology (USP). UFRGS Adjunct Professor - School of Physical Education (ESEF).
,
Cíntia de La Rocha Freitas
***   PhD in Human Movement Science (UFRGS). Adjunct Professor at UFSC.
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Cristina Loureiro Chaves Soldera
****   PhD in Biomedical Gerontology (PUCRS). UFCSPA Professor - Department of Speech Pathology.
,
Ângelo José Gonçalves Bós
*****   PhD in Medicine, Tokay University, School of Medicine, Japan Associate Professor at PUCRS - Graduate Program in Biomedical Gerontology.
,
Ana Maria Pujol Vieira dos Santos
******   PhD in Plant Science (UFRGS). Professor, School of Physical Education ULBRA - Canoas.
,
Sílvia Dornelles
******   PhD in Child and Adolescent - UFRGS. Adjunct Professor at UFRGS - Department of Psychology and Personality Development.
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24 July 2010

02 September 2010

Publication Date:
12 February 2014 (online)

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Summary

Introduction: Hearing loss causes difficulties in speech understanding, which leads away from the family and social environment. This isolation may be associated with depressive disorders. Type of study: clinical prospective.

Objective: To determine the association between hearing loss and depression in a group of non-institutionalized elderly.

Method: The sample consisted of individuals aged over 60 years, undergoing complete audiological evaluation and screening for depressive symptoms with the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS).

Results: We evaluated 54 elderly, 26 (48.1%) were female and 28 (51.9%) males. It was found that 39 (72.2%) had hearing thresholds change, and 17 (31.5%) with mild hearing loss and 22 (40.7%) with moderate hearing loss. Were evident signs of depression in 25 elderly (46.3%), and 22 (40.7%) had hearing loss. Data analysis showed an association between hearing loss and depression (p = 0.016). Although not significant (p = 0.18), the association between the degree of hearing loss was positive in relation to the severity of the signs of depression.

Conclusion: In elderly people surveyed, there was a strong association between hearing loss and signs of depression and tendency to be an association between the degree of hearing loss and the severity of the signs of depression.

Resumo

Introdução: A perda auditiva provoca dificuldades na compreensão da fala, o que origina afastamento do meio familiar e social. Este isolamento pode estar associado a quadros depressivos. Tipo de estudo: clínico prospectivo.

Objetivo: Verificar a associação entre perda auditiva e depressão em um grupo de idosos não institucionalizados.

Método: A amostra foi composta por indivíduos com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos, submetidos à avaliação audiológica completa e rastreio de sintomatologia depressiva com a escala de depressão geriátrica (GDS).

Resultados: Foram avaliados 54 idosos, sendo 26 (48,1%) do sexo feminino e 28 (51,9%) do sexo masculino. Constatou-se que 39 (72,2%) apresentaram limiares auditivos alterados, sendo 17 (31,5%) com perda auditiva leve e 22 (40,7%) com perda auditiva moderada. Foram evidenciados sinais de depressão em 25 idosos (46,3%), sendo que 22 (40,7%) apresentavam perda auditiva. A análise dos dados evidenciou associação entre a presença de perda auditiva e depressão (p = 0,016). Apesar de não significativa (p = 0,18), a associação entre o grau de perda auditiva foi positiva em relação à gravidade dos sinais de depressão.

Conclusão: Nos idosos pesquisados, ocorreu forte associação entre a perda auditiva e os sinais de depressão e tendência a existir associação entre o grau de perda auditiva e a gravidade dos sinais de depressão.

Keywords

depression - hearing loss - aging

Palavras-chave

depressão - perda auditiva - envelhecimento
 

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