Online Auditory Abilities Screening in Elderly: Initial Considerations

Evaluación en línea de habilidades auditivas en la tercera edad: consideraciones iniciales

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Online Auditory Abilities Screening in Elderly: Initial Considerations. Rev. Investig. Innov. Cienc. Salud [Internet]. 2024 Dec. 16 [cited 2024 Dec. 21];7(1):1-13. Available from: https://riics.info/index.php/RCMC/article/view/311
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Marina Englert
ProBrain
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0598-8313
Leticia Borges
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas image/svg+xml
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9283-180X
Sandro Soares Almeida
Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital image/svg+xml
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4392-0953
Ingrid Gielow
ProBrain
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2280-5972
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Marina Englert,

1 ProBrain; São Paulo; Brazil.
2 Centro de Estudos da Voz (CEV); São Paulo; Brazil.

Leticia Borges,

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas; Campinas; Brazil.

Sandro Soares Almeida,

Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein; São Paulo; Brazil.

Ingrid Gielow,

1 ProBrain; São Paulo; Brazil.
2 Centro de Estudos da Voz (CEV); São Paulo; Brazil.
3 Fundação Getúlio Vargas; São Paulo; Brasil.
4 Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein; São Paulo; Brasil.

Objective. To analyze the results of AudBility's online screening in the elderly to assess its viability.

Methodology. The study included 40 elderly participants (mean age 67.4 years). They underwent online AudBility screening and completed a self-assessment questionnaire along with tests assessing seven auditory skills: sound localization (SL), dichotic digits task, speech perception in noise, auditory closure, staggered dichotic words test (SDW), temporal resolution, and temporal ordering. Descriptive data analysis considered AudBility's reference parameters: <50% = abnormal, 51-79% caution, >80% = normal.

Results. The tests with the highest frequency of abnormalities were SL and temporal ordering frequency (TOF), both with 22.5%. On average, these tests were considered as "caution" (SL = 72.75%; TOF = 67.5%). The self-assessment questionnaire had the highest frequency of "caution" results (52.5%), followed by SDW (35%) and TOF (32.5%). On average, the self-assessment questionnaire and TOF showed caution values (74.41% and 67.5%, respectively). SDW had normal average values (81.5%). No test showed abnormal average values.

Conclusion. Auditory screening using AudBility can serve as an entry point for assessing auditory and cognitive health in the elderly population, guiding referrals and therapies before in-person interventions.

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