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Introdução: A perda auditiva é um grave problema de saúde pública que pode ter consequências físicas, mentais e sociais para os afetados bem como para os familiares mais próximos e/ou pessoas que com eles se relacionam. Os dipositivos para ouvir, como próteses auditivas ou amplificadores, podem ser úteis para facilitar a audição, a comunicação e a vida social de adultos com perda auditiva. Atualmente existem várias opções no mercado português as quais têm o potencial de melhorar substancialmente a acessibilidade e a disponibilidade dos serviços de saúde auditiva, no entanto alguns destes dispositivos menos dispendiosos e mais fáceis de adquirir, podem ter algumas limitações, como não cumprir aos rigorosos critérios eletroacústicos que são necessários para o sucesso da reabilitação auditiva. Objetivos: Estudar os produtos de apoio à escuta e a adequação ao uso por deficientes auditivos em Portugal. Metodologia: Consistiu numa abordagem mista, sendo qualitativa numa fase inicial em que possibilitou a descrição do mercado de próteses auditivas, posteriormente, numa abordagem quantitativa que se materializou na realização de um questionário online dirigido aos Audiologistas que trabalhavam em reabilitação auditiva, em Portugal, tendo-se obtido uma amostra de 163 participantes. Resultados: Existe um mercado extenso de próteses auditivas e amplificadores em Portugal, no entanto verificou-se que os Audiologistas Portugueses têm preferência por 4 marcas de próteses auditivas. Conclusão: As próteses auditivas melhoram bastante a qualidade de vida da população com perda auditiva, os resultados obtidos permitem um mapeamento do mercado das próteses auditivas em Portugal e a identificação das marcas mais usadas/preferenciais dos Audiologistas Portugueses.
ABSTRACT - Introduction: Hearing loss is a serious public health problem that can have physical, mental, and social consequences for those affected as well as for the closest family members and/or people who related to them. Hearing devices, such as hearing aids or amplifiers, can be useful to ease the hearing, communication, and social life of adults with hearing loss. Currently, there are several options in the Portuguese market that have the potential to substantially improve the accessibility and availability of hearing health services. However, some of these devices, which are less expensive and easier to acquire, may have some limitations, as many devices may not meet the strict electroacoustic criteria that are necessary for successful hearing rehabilitation. Objective: To study the listening support systems and their suitability for use by the hearing impaired, in Portugal. Methods: Mixed approach, being qualitative at an early stage where it was possible to describe the hearing aid market, subsequently, in a quantitative approach that materialized in the fulfillment of an online questionnaire addressed to Audiologists who worked in hearing rehabilitation in Portugal having obtained a sample of 163 participants. Results: There is an extensive market for hearing aids and amplifiers in Portugal, however, it was realized that Portuguese Audiologists have a preference for 4 brands of hearing aids. Conclusion: Hearing aids greatly improve the quality of life of the population with hearing loss, the results obtained allow a mapping of the hearing aids market in Portugal and the identification of the most used/preferred brands of Portuguese Audiologists.
ABSTRACT - Introduction: Hearing loss is a serious public health problem that can have physical, mental, and social consequences for those affected as well as for the closest family members and/or people who related to them. Hearing devices, such as hearing aids or amplifiers, can be useful to ease the hearing, communication, and social life of adults with hearing loss. Currently, there are several options in the Portuguese market that have the potential to substantially improve the accessibility and availability of hearing health services. However, some of these devices, which are less expensive and easier to acquire, may have some limitations, as many devices may not meet the strict electroacoustic criteria that are necessary for successful hearing rehabilitation. Objective: To study the listening support systems and their suitability for use by the hearing impaired, in Portugal. Methods: Mixed approach, being qualitative at an early stage where it was possible to describe the hearing aid market, subsequently, in a quantitative approach that materialized in the fulfillment of an online questionnaire addressed to Audiologists who worked in hearing rehabilitation in Portugal having obtained a sample of 163 participants. Results: There is an extensive market for hearing aids and amplifiers in Portugal, however, it was realized that Portuguese Audiologists have a preference for 4 brands of hearing aids. Conclusion: Hearing aids greatly improve the quality of life of the population with hearing loss, the results obtained allow a mapping of the hearing aids market in Portugal and the identification of the most used/preferred brands of Portuguese Audiologists.
Description
Mestrado em Gestão e Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde
Keywords
Tecnologias da saúde Audiologia Prótese auditiva Reabilitação auditiva Health technology Audiology Hearing aids Auditory rehabilitation Portugal
Citation
Mendes AM. Dispositivos médicos de reabilitação auditiva: caracterização do mercado em Portugal [dissertation]. Lisboa: Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa/Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa; Escola Superior de Saúde da Universidade do Algarve; 2020.
Publisher
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa