LI Guo-xian,ZHENG Zhi-hong,WANG Shang-qi-guo,et al.The Hearing and Function Questionnaire Was Used to Conduct Person-Centred Hearing Counseling and Rehabilitation[J].Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation,2025,23(06):577-580.
LI Guo-xian,ZHENG Zhi-hong,WANG Shang-qi-guo,et al.The Hearing and Function Questionnaire Was Used to Conduct Person-Centred Hearing Counseling and Rehabilitation[J].Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation,2025,23(06):577-580.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-4933.2025.06.005.
The Hearing and Function Questionnaire Was Used to Conduct Person-Centred Hearing Counseling and Rehabilitation
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) questionnaires are widely used
as these tools rely on patients' direct reports as test results. This study aims to explore the application of the Mandarin version of the "Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life Questionnaire" in the elderly population
providing a new assessment method for clinical practice
ultimately contributing to the development of personalized rehabilitation plans and the improvement of hearing-impaired patients' quality of life.
Method
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The Mandarin version of the "Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life Questionnaire" was administered to two elderly patients with presbycusis from urban areas and two from rural areas
all with over one year of hearing aid experience
and pure tone audiometry (PTA) was conducted with results recorded. The findings revealed a significant correlation between the Mandarin-HFEQ scores and hearing thresholds. The poorer the hearing ability of the patients
the greater the challenges they faced in daily functioning
and the higher their need for hearing aid use.
Results
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A significant correlation was found between the scores of the Mandarin version of the HFEQ and hearing thresholds. The worse the hearing ability of the patients
the greater the challenges they faced in daily functioning
and the higher their need for hearing aid use.
Conclusion
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This study explores a Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) questionnaire—the Mandarin version of the "Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life Questionnaire." It can assess the impact of hearing loss across six dimensions: health
hearing
communication
social interaction
personal life
and social support
providing important reference value for the personalized services advocated by person-centered hearing rehabilitation.
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