ISSN: 2578-5001
Authors: Primadewi N*, Kartika Dewi R, Sudrajad H and Pratiwi D
Introduction: Hearing impairment is one of the problems that occur in the elderly due to the aging process. Although this is a normal process, not everyone experiences this disorder. About half of the elderly who are over 75 years old are known to have this disorder. Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between hearing impairment and the presence of dementia in an Elderly Community of Indonesia. Methods: An analytic observational with cross sectional research design type. The participants were 33 elderly in an elderly community in Surakarta, Indonesia. The patient was asked to fill out a Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) questionnaire and undergoes audiometric examination. Data were analyzed statistically using SPSS. Data were analyzed using ETA correlation test and contingency coefficient correlation test, also p<0.05 was used. Results: Audiometric examination of patients without demensia was in the normal category (71.4%), whereas most of those with dementia suspicion were in the moderate-severe hearing impairment category (36.8%). Conclusion: There is a tendency that the more severe the degree of hearing impairment from the audiometric examination, the more likely it is to have dementia.
Keywords: Hearing Impairment; Dementia
