| 청력손실이 있는 노인에서 세계보건기구 삶의 질 척도(WHOQOL-BREF)의 신뢰도와 타당도:
보청기 착용 유무 |
| 박성일 |
| 우송대학교 언어치료청각재활학부 |
| The Reliability and Validity of World Health
Organization Quality of Life Assessment
Instrument in Elderly Patients with Hearing Loss:
Depending on Use of Hearing Aid |
| Sungil Park |
| Department of Speech Pathology Therapy and Aural Rehabilitation, Woosong University, Daejeon, Korea |
| Correspondence |
Sungil Park ,Tel: +82-42-630-9224, Fax: +82-42-630-9229, Email: psiyes@naver.com
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Received: January 22, 2016; Revised: February 18, 2016 Accepted: March 11, 2016. Published online: April 30, 2016. |
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| ABSTRACT |
Purpose:
Presbycusis is a common disorder and may contribute to the development of some psychiatric problem in the elderly, resulting
in social -isolation. The purpose of this study was to identify the quality of life of hearing impaired who use hearing aids and hearing aid
non-users through World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL). We measured the reliability and validity of the
World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Instrument (WHOQOL-BREF) in elderly individuals with hearing loss. The main purpose
was to find out whether WHOQOL-BREF is a good measurement or not for quality of life in elderly with hearing loss.
Method:
Sixty-two
elderly individuals with hearing loss aged sixty years or more participated in the study. They were recruited from a hearing aids center or
social welfare facilities. Participants were divided into two groups: non hearing aid users and hearing aid users. WHOQOL-BREF, which
is a short version of the WHOQOL, consisted of 26 questions. Among them, 2 questions were about general quality-of-life and the rest
of them were associated with four aspects: physical, psychological, environmental, and social relations. The scores of this inventory were
compared between the two groups.
Results:
Significant differences were observed in the only overall score for quality of life between two
groups (p < 0.05), but no significant differences were observed in other factors. The overall reliability was Cronbach’s alpha was 0.76 for
hearing aid users and Cronbach’s alpha was 0.56 about hearing aid non-users.
Conclusion:
The result of this study suggested that it is
not appropriate to use Korean WHOQOL-BREF for measuring the quality of life for elderly people with hearing loss because it doesn’t
have good internal consistency. |
| Key Words:
World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Instrument, Hearing loss, Hearing aid, Quality of life. |
| 중심단어:
세계보건기구 삶의 질 척도 단축형· 청력손실·
보청기· 삶의 질. |
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