2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
DEVELOPMENT OF AN EVALUATION OF AWARENESS IN PRESBYACUSIS AND ITS REHABILITATION
| Project/Area Number |
12832067
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Institution | SOPHIA UNIVERSITY (2001)
Hiroshima Prefectual College of Health Sciences (2000) |
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Principal Investigator |
SHINDO Mitsuko SOPHIA UNIVERSITY, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, PROFESSOR, 外国語学部, 教授 (40082177)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HORIE Mayumi HIROSHIMA PREFECTURAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE, HEALTH AND WELFARE, ASSISTANT, 保健福祉学部, 助手 (90310862)
TAMAI Fumi HIROSHIMA PREFECTURAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE, HEALTH AND WELFARE, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, 保健福祉学部, 助教授 (10280207)
YAMASAKI Kazuko HIROSHIMA PREFECTURAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE, HEALTH AND WELFARE, LECTURER ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, 保健福祉学部, 講師 (30280209)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2000 – 2001
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| Keywords | presbyacusis / awareness / questionnaire survey / development of evaluation / hearing of the elderly / rehabilitation |
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| Research Abstract |
This research investigated the awareness of presbyacusis in the elderly. and discussed the strategies to improve the communication with them.
1) A hearing test was administered to 119 elderly subjects. High-frequency sensitivity was more affected than low in the elderly.
2) A questionnaire survey of awareness in presbyacusis was administered to 58 elderly person and 58 their families.
3) Percent of awareness in presbyacusis chronologically was 20% in 60-69 years, 30% in 70-79 years, 60-70% in 80-89 years.
4) From these research, follwings can be advised for a better communication with the elderly.
i) Speak slowly but not too long considering their slow cognition and limited memory.
ii) Eliminate any noise.
iii) Try to understand their wrong hearings since they may be consistent and organic.
iv) Speak fairly loud.
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