Aim: The aim of this paper is to assess the relationships between psycho-behavioral determinants and quality of life in individuals with age-related hearing loss.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study performed in a French preventive health center, Marseille, France (Institut Régional d'Information et de Prévention de la Sénescence). The patients had a bilateral (mild to moderately severe) age-related hearing loss. Data collected included : sociodemographics, general health information, quality of life (Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly and World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire), emotional status (anxiety and mood disorders), emotional intelligence (Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form), and coping strategies (Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Scale).
Results: Quality of life was linked to psycho-behavioral factors, such as emotional status, emotional intelligence, and coping strategies.
Conclusions: These findings would assist health authorities and clinicians in choosing targeted appropriate interventions to improve quality of life of age related hearing loss individuals.