[Quality of life in cochlear implanted patients].
Several articles show the audiologic benefits of cochlear implants, although it is still necessary to prove their impact on quality of life. In this study, 36 Med-El processor users were included. The Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) was used to measure changes in quality of life, and another questionnaire was used to evaluate the communication abilities. Eighty-six percent of the patients answered our questionnaire. The quality of life improved significantly according to the specific questionnaire. The average total benefit obtained with the GBI was +41, and the average scores related to general, social and physics benefits were +57, +16, and +3, respectively. No significant difference was found between quality of life and other parameters like insertion depth of the array, etiology or duration of the deafness.
Castro
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Servicio de ORL, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid. alejandrocastro@teleline.es
Lassaletta
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L
Bastarrica
M
M
Alfonso
C
C
Prim
M P
MP
de Sarriá
M J
MJ
Gavilán
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J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life