Social determinants of health associated with attitudes towards hearing loss and hearing aids in older adults fitted in a Latin American country: validation of the ALHQ questionnaire into Spanish

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dc.contributor.authorFuentes López, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorFuente, Adrian
dc.contributor.authorLuna-Monsalve, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorCañete, Oscar M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-26T22:19:11Z
dc.date.available2024-01-26T22:19:11Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between certain social determinants of health (i.e. educational level, income, and social support) and attitudes towards hearing loss and hearing aids among older adults with hearing loss fitted in a Latin American country. Design Older adults were asked about their attitudes towards hearing loss and hearing aids, years of formal education, income, social support, perception of having a hearing disability, and social pressure when using the hearing aid. To do so, we adapted the Attitudes towards Loss of Hearing Questionnaire (S-ALHQ) into Spanish. All the questionnaires were conducted as structured interview. Study sample Two hundred fifty-two older hearing aids users were recruited from a public hospital in Chile. Results The S-ALHQ showed adequate validity, along with good reliability. The multivariate models showed that educational level and social support were the social determinants of health negatively associated with the attitudes. Aided hearing disability and social pressure to use hearing aids were the co-variables associated with S-ALHQ scores. Conclusions The study showed a significant relationship between specific social determinants of health and attitudes towards hearing loss and hearing aids. These attitudes should be considered when implementing rehabilitation programs for older adults with hearing loss.
dc.estado.patente2024-01-26
dc.fuente.origenORCID-ene24
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14992027.2022.2097133
dc.identifier.eissn1708-8186
dc.identifier.issn1499-2027
dc.identifier.pubmedid35834435
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:85134177274
dc.identifier.urihttp://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2022.2097133
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/80998
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000825444300001
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Fuentes López, Eduardo; 0000-0002-0141-0226; 1013849
dc.issue.numero10
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido parcial
dc.pagina.final927
dc.pagina.final937
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltd.
dc.revistaInternational Journal of Audiology
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectAging
dc.subjectHearing aids
dc.subjectSocial determinants of health
dc.subjectAttitudes
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.subject.deweyMedicina y saludes_ES
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleSocial determinants of health associated with attitudes towards hearing loss and hearing aids in older adults fitted in a Latin American country: validation of the ALHQ questionnaire into Spanish
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen62
sipa.codpersvinculados1013849
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2024-01-15
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