Patients Aged 65 and Older with Sensory Impairments in Hearing, Balance, Smell, or Taste
Conditions
Interventions
Medical procedures exceeding standard care and those performed for research purposes (specifically: standing measurement using a multi-frequency body composition analyzer for approximately 40 seconds)
Sponsors
St. Marianna University School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Male and female patients aged 65 and older who visited our outpatient clinic with a chief complaint of sensory impairments in hearing, balance, smell, or taste. Patients with sensory impairments that can be evaluated and treated in otolaryngology were selected.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who have difficulty maintaining a standing position. Patients with implanted medical electrical devices such as pacemakers.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| <Analysis 1> Comparison Between Severity of Sensory Impairments and SMI We will evaluate hearing tests, vestibular function tests, olfactory tests, and gustatory tests in relation to SMI for each sensory impairment. The correlation between test results for each sensory impairment and SMI will be analyzed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Patients with sensory impairments will be classified into the hearing impairment group, vestibular impairment group, olfactory impairment group, and gustatory impairment group. The SMI obtained in each group will be compared among the four groups using the Steel-Dwass test. <Analysis 2> Comparison Between Disease Duration of Sensory Impairments and SMI We will analyze the disease duration obtained through interviews for each sensory impairment in relation to SMI. The correlation between disease duration and SMI will be analyzed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. <Analysis 3> Comparison of SMI Before and After Treatment of Sensory Impairments We will compare the SMI at the time of diagnosis of sensory impairments and at the time of improvement or recovery following treatment. The SMI values before and after treatment will be compared using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactFUMIHIRO MOCHIZUKI
St. Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital Otolaryngology
Outcome results
None listed