Medicinski pregled 2023 Volume 76, Issue 1-2, Pages: 16-21
https://doi.org/10.2298/MPNS2302016M
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Indicators of cognitive decline in persons with presbycusis
Matić Ivana (University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Novi Sad), ivana.matic@mf.uns.ac.rs
Ostojić-Zeljković Sanja (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade)
Nikolić Mina (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade)
Đoković Sanja (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade)
Lemajić-Komazec Slobodanka (University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Novi Sad + University Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Novi Sad)
Komazec Zoran (University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Novi Sad + University Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Novi Sad)
Introduction. Presbycusis or age-related hearing loss is a physiological
elevation of hearing threshold and is one of the leading chronic health
problems. A growing number of studies show a correlation between hearing
loss in old age and decline in cognitive function. Material and Methods. The
Serbian version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test was used, and the
study included 56 subjects with a confirmed diagnosis of presbycusis of
which 29 (51.8%) were hearing aid users. Results. The score of cognitive
function in the respondents was lower compared to the results of previous
research (mean = 19.07; standard deviation = 5.03). Also, there were
significant differences between the scores of cognitive function in persons
who used amplification and persons who did not. There was no significant
correlation between gender, employment status, and the degree of hearing
impairment, while the correlation was significant between the level of
education, age, the length of hearing aid use, and the number of hours per
day a person used a hearing aid. Regression analysis showed that about 88%
of the variance of the dependent variable could be explained by four
variables: age, level of education, length of hearing aid use, and daily
level of hearing aid use. Conclusion. Persons with presbycusis from the
territory of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina showed poor performance
scores on the cognitive ability test compared to the results of other
researchers. The results showed that the length of hearing aid use and the
daily level of hearing aid use significantly affect the cognitive functions
in persons with presbycusis.
Keywords: Cognition, Presbycusis, Cognitive Dysfunction, Persons With Hearing Impairments, Surveys and Questionnaires, Hearing Aids
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