International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
Razan Alfakir
College of Public Health & Health Professions,
Gainesville, FL 32611
Tanzania
Review Article
How can the Success Post Cochlear Implant be Measured or Defined in Older Adults? Implications of the International Classification of Functioning Brief Core Set for Hearing Loss
Author(s): Razan Alfakir, Melissa Hall and Alice HolmesRazan Alfakir, Melissa Hall and Alice Holmes
Objectives: Hearing loss (HL) represents a broad category of normal age-related changes that lead to several diminished domains of functions including sensory, cognition, emotional, social, and overall quality of life which may increase loss of independence. Despite the enormous success of cochlear implantation (CI) to treat profound HL in older adults, the individual differences in outcome measures due to several functional deteriorations raise an important question: “How can the success post-CI be measured or defined in older adults?” In 2012, the International classification of functioning (ICF) brief core set of hearing loss was designed to provide clinicians an international standard of what to assess and report on persons with HL. The main objective of this pilot study is to demonstrate success post-CI in older adults using the ICF concepts and brief.. View More»