scholarly journals One-Year Results for Patients with Unilateral Hearing Loss and Accompanying Severe Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Treated with a Cochlear Implant

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel Ramos Macías ◽  
Juan Carlos Falcón-González ◽  
Manuel Manrique Rodríguez ◽  
Constantino Morera Pérez ◽  
Luis García-Ibáñez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Health Utility Index ◽  
Health Utility ◽  
Unilateral Hearing Loss ◽  
Multi Centre Study ◽  
Utility Index ◽  
Health Utility Index Mark ◽  
One Year ◽  
Severe Tinnitus

Objective: To show that patients with unilateral hearing loss (UHL), with one ear fulfilling cochlear implant (CI) indication criteria, and an additional severe tinnitus handicap can be treated effectively with a CI. Method: A prospective multi-centre study was conducted in five Spanish centres. Sixteen adult patients with UHL and a mean Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) score of at least 58 were implanted. The study design included repeated within-subject measures of quality of life (Health Utility Index Mark 3 [HUI3]), tinnitus (THI, Visual Analogue Scale [VAS] on tinnitus loudness), hearing (Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale– [SSQ]), and hyperacusis (Test de Hipersensibilidad al Sonido [THS]) up to 12 months after the initial CI fitting. Results: Group data showed significant subjective benefit from CI treatment: the preoperative HUI3 total utility score of 0.45 went up to 0.57 at 6 months and 0.63 at 12 months; the preoperative THI total score of 75 decreased to 40 at 6 months and 35 at 12 months. The preoperative tinnitus loudness VAS score of 8.2 decreased to 2.4 at 6 months and 2.2 at 12 months with the implant “On” and to 6.7 at 6 months and 6.5 at 12 months with the implant “Off.” The preoperative THS total score of 26 decreased to 17 at 12 months. The preoperative SSQ total score of 4.2 increased to 5.1 at 6 months and 6.3 at 12 months. No unanticipated adverse events were reported during the study period. At 12 months after CI activation all subjects (except 1 subject who used the device 6 days a week) wore their devices all day and every day. The primary reason for CI use was split evenly between tinnitus suppression (n = 6) and both hearing and tinnitus (n = 6). Conclusion: A CI should be considered as a treatment option in patients with UHL and a concomitant severe tinnitus handicap. However, appropriate counselling of candidates on the anticipated risks, benefits, and limitations that are inherent to cochlear implantation is imperative.

Mapping the Shah-modified Barthel Index to the Health Utility Index Mark III by the Mean Rank Method

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 3177-3185
Author(s):  
Yin Bun Cheung ◽  
Hui Xing Tan ◽  
Nan Luo ◽  
Hwee Lin Wee ◽  
Gerald C. H. Koh
Keyword(s):  
Barthel Index ◽  
Health Utility Index ◽  
Health Utility ◽  
Utility Index ◽  
Health Utility Index Mark ◽  
The Mean

Quality of life in cochlear implantees: Comparing utility values obtained through the Medical Outcome Study Short-Form Survey-6D and the Health Utility Index Mark 3

2014 ◽  
Vol 124 (11) ◽  
pp. 2586-2590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Arnoldner ◽  
Vincent Y. Lin ◽  
Richard Bresler ◽  
Alexandra Kaider ◽  
Jafri Kuthubutheen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Health Utility Index ◽  
Health Utility ◽  
Medical Outcome Study ◽  
Outcome Study ◽  
Medical Outcome ◽  
Utility Index ◽  
Health Utility Index Mark

Trends in Partial Disability-Free Life Expectancy between the Ages of 45 and 70 in Canada, 2000–2014

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Judith Lefebvre ◽  
Yves Carrière
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Health Utility Index ◽  
Health Utility ◽  
Canadian Community Health Survey ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Utility Index ◽  
Community Health Survey ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Disability Free Life Expectancy ◽  
Sullivan Method

Abstract To better evaluate the benefits of a possible increase in the normal retirement age, this article proposes to examine recent trends in the health status of Canadians between 45 and 70 years of age. Using the Sullivan method, trends from 2000 to 2014 in partial disability-free life expectancy (PDFLE) between the ages of 45 and 70 years are computed. Disability is estimated using attributes of the Health Utility Index correlated with the capacity to work, and is looked at by level of severity. Data from the Canadian Community Health Survey were used to estimate the prevalence of disability. Results reveal a slight increase in partial life expectancy between the ages of 45 and 70, and a larger number of those years spent in poor health since the beginning of the 2000s. Hence, this study brings no evidence in support of the postponement of the normal retirement age if this policy were solely based on gains in life expectancy.

scholarly journals Living with Migraine in Canada – A National Community-Based Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-223
Author(s):  
Kristianne Chelsea Altura ◽  
Scott B. Patten ◽  
Jeanne V. A. Williams ◽  
Kirsten M. Fiest ◽  
Nathalie Jetté
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Health Utility Index ◽  
Health Utility ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Utility Index ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT:Objective: To develop a detailed profile of individuals living with migraine in Canada. Such a profile is important for planning and administration of services. Methods: The 2011–2012 Survey of Living with Neurological Conditions in Canada (SLNCC), a cross-sectional community-based survey, was used to examine a representative sample of migraineurs (N = 949) aged 15 years and older. Several health-related variables were examined (e.g., general health, health utility index (HUI) [a measure of health status and health-related quality of life, where dead = 0.00 and perfect health = 1.00], stigma, depression, and social support). Respondents were further stratified by sex, age, and age of migraine onset. Weighted overall and stratified prevalence estimates and odds ratios, both with 95% CIs, were used to estimate associations. Results: Overall, males had poorer health status compared with females (e.g., mean HUI was 0.67 in males vs. 0.82 in females; men had over two times the odds of their migraine limiting educational and job opportunities compared with females). Poorer health-related variables were seen in the older age groups (35–64 years/≥65 years) compared with the 15–34-year age group. There were no differences between those whose migraine symptoms began before versus after the age of 20 years. Conclusions: In this Canadian sample, migraine was associated with worse health-related variables in men compared with women. However, both men and women were significantly affected by migraine across various health-related variables. Thus, it is important to improve clinical and public health interventions addressing the impact of migraine across individuals of all ages, sexes, and sociodemographic backgrounds.

Binaural advantages in using a cochlear implant for adults with profound unilateral hearing loss

2019 ◽  
Vol 139 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Artur Lorens ◽  
Marika Kruszyńska ◽  
Anita Obrycka ◽  
Piotr Henryk Skarzynski ◽  
Blake Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Unilateral Hearing Loss
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