| 군 전역자의 이명장애와 SF-36에 의한 건강수준과의
관련성 |
| 이재은1, 김규상2, 방정화1 |
1한림국제대학원대학교 청각학과
2서울의료원 직업환경의학과 |
| The Relationship of Tinnitus Handicap and Health Status
Measured by SF-36 in Discharged Soldiers |
| Jae Eun Lee1, Kyoo Sang Kim2, Junghwa Bahng1 |
1Department of Audiology, Hallym University of Graduate Studies, Seoul
2Department of Occupational Environmental Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
| Correspondence |
Kyoo Sang Kim ,Tel: (02) 2276-7755, Fax: (02) 2276-7438, Email: kyoosang@daum.net
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Received: September 2, 2014; Revised: October 7, 2014 Accepted: October 10, 2014. Published online: October 31, 2014. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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This study was performed to examine the relationship between tinnitus handicap and health status measured by
SF-36 (Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36) in discharged soldiers. The study was conducted by a survey on
283 males who suffered from tinnitus occurred by noise exposure during military service. Survey questionnaires
emphasized the impact on the sociodemograhic characteristics, disease history, health effects to the tinnitus
characteristics. The results showed that the relationship between tinnitus handicap inventory scores and SF-36 scores
were negative correlation, meaning the greater tinnitus inventory scores, the worse quality of life related to health
status. Also, the group with low scores of SF-36 showed more significantly high degree of tinnitus handicap than
the group with high scores of SF-36. Taken together, results of this study indicated that tinnitus and health status
are associate to the specific. The relationship between noise exposure and tinnitus could not be defined in this
study. However, it is suggested that the hearing conservation program in the miliary is need to prevent tinnitus. |
| Key Words:
Military, Noise, Tinnitus, Tinnitus handicap, Health status, SF-36 |
| 중심단어:
군, 소음, 이명, 이명 장애, 건강수준,
SF-36 |
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