title: Quality of life in adult cochlear implant users.
abstract: Objective To evaluate the quality of life (QOL) of adult cochlear implant users (CI) and compare it with the QOL of adults with normal hearing; and study the influence of the variables socioeconomic status, education, age at assessment, auditory sensory deprivation time, device usage time and performance in auditory speech perception tests in the QOL of adult cochlear implant users. Design The QOL was assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) generic assessment questionnaire. Study sample Seventy adult CI users formed the experimental group (EG) and 50 adults with normal hearing formed the control group (CG). Results The EG scores were close to the maximum score in satisfactory quality of life for all domains of the WHOQOL-BREF and there were similar results between the EG and CG. The variables age at assessment, duration of auditory sensory deprivation, duration of CI use and performance in auditory speech perception did not influence the results of the QOL of adult cochlear implant users. Conclusion Evaluating the QOL should be a concern of interdisciplinary teams in CI for an intervention with humanized care.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Thais Corina Said de
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Angelo
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Adriane Lima Mortari
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Moret
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Orozimbo Alves da
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Leandra Tabanez
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Katia de Freitas
authors.initials: Kde F
authors.lastname: Alvarenga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012016:Reference Values; D012919:Social Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult