%0 Journal Article
%T Habilidades comunicativas en poblaci車n geri芍trica con p谷rdida auditiva neurosensorial
%A Chavez Bazzani Magaly
%A Salazar A. M車nica V.
%J Avances en Enfermer赤a
%D 1997
%I Universidad Nacional de Colombia
%X The communicative abilities of 20 old persons were evaluated in a geriatric household of Santaf谷 de Bogot芍. The investigation included audilologic and communicative evaluation, and aural rehabilitation. 18 of 20 elderly presented hearing loss with various degrees of severity, significant indicative of its high incidence in the geriatric population, 70% of the subjects presented some class of hearing handicap in the ranges of mild to severe. In the communicative evaluation, 70% of the individuals conversed with less fluency and needed constant clarification. The conclusions derived from this investigation are directed to audiologists and to professional commissioned to care and welfare the elderly.    Las habilidades comunicativas de 20 ancianos fueron evaluadas en un hogar geri芍trico de Santaf谷 de Bogot芍. La investigaci車n incluy車 evaluaci車n audiol車gica, comunicativa y rehabilitaci車n aural. 18 de los 20 ancianos presentaron p谷rdida auditiva con diversos grados de severidad, indicador significante de su alta incidencia en la poblaci車n geri芍trica. El 70% de los sujetos present車 alguna clase de incapacidad auditiva en los rangos de leve a severa. En la evaluaci車n comunicativa, el 70% de los individuos conversaron con menos fluidez y necesitaron clarificaci車n constante. Las conclusiones derivadas de esta investigaci車n est芍n dirigidas a fonoaudi車logos y a profesionales encargados del cuidado y bienestar del anciano.
%K communicative abilities
%K elderly
%K hearing loss
%K aural rehabilitation
%U http://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/avenferm/article/view/16401