{
    "abstract": "Deafness is a leading cause of disability worldwide. This prospective cohort study investigates the impact of cochlear implants on self-reported quality of life in post-lingually deaf adults.\nThe self-administered 36-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 and the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale questionnaires were prospectively used to investigate the impact of cochlear implants in 98 post-lingually deaf adults aged more than or equal to 50 years.\nQuality of life improved post-cochlear implant in the cumulative scores and scores for all domains of the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale (\nCochlear implant improves quality of life in post-lingually deaf adults.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia.",
            "firstname": "Haisam",
            "initials": "H",
            "lastname": "Shah"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia.",
            "firstname": "Yuning",
            "initials": "Y",
            "lastname": "Xue"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia.",
            "firstname": "Hamna",
            "initials": "H",
            "lastname": "Rehman"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.",
            "firstname": "Glen",
            "initials": "G",
            "lastname": "Watson"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Westmead Hospital, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.\nWestmead Research Centre for Evaluation of Surgical Outcomes, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.",
            "firstname": "Kerry",
            "initials": "K",
            "lastname": "Hitos"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Westmead Hospital, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.\nResearch and Education Network, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.\nDepartment of Otolaryngology, Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia.",
            "firstname": "Melville",
            "initials": "M",
            "lastname": "da Cruz"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": "Cochlear implant improves quality of life in post-lingually deaf adults.",
    "copyrights": null,
    "doi": "10.1017/S0022215124001695",
    "journal": "The Journal of laryngology and otology",
    "keywords": [
        "cochlear implants",
        "deafness",
        "hearing loss",
        "quality of life"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2024-10-22",
    "pubmed_id": "39434413",
    "results": "Quality of life improved post-cochlear implant in the cumulative scores and scores for all domains of the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale (",
    "title": "Quality of life following cochlear implants in elderly recipients: a prospective cohort study.",
    "xml": "<Element 'PubmedArticle' at 0x7885054ffe20>"
}