Shin Hyun-Young, Hwang Hee-Jin
Department of Family Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Seonam University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.; Department of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea.
Department of Family Medicine, Institute for Translational and Clinical Research, Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Korean J Fam Med. 2017 Mar;38(2):57-63. doi: 10.4082/kjfm.2017.38.2.57. Epub 2017 Mar 22.
The prevalence of hearing impairment is increasing and an association between hearing impairment and mental health has been reported. Our study aimed to determine the association between hearing impairment and mental health in Korea.
This was a cross-sectional study of data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2013, with a sample size of 18,563 individuals (6,395 with hearing impairment and 12,168 without hearing impairment), aged ≥20 years.
The female group with hearing impairment tended to have a higher rate of stress (odds ratio [OR], 1.32; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.11 to 1.56). The association between hearing impairment and depressive symptoms was higher in elderly males (OR, 1.60; 95% CI, 1.10 to 2.32), while the association of hearing impairment with suicide ideation was higher in elderly females (OR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.00 to 1.75).
Elderly individuals with hearing impairment are easily susceptible to poor mental health status. Early targeted intervention to address mental health problems is recommended for people with hearing impairment.
听力障碍的患病率正在上升,并且已有报道称听力障碍与心理健康之间存在关联。我们的研究旨在确定韩国听力障碍与心理健康之间的关联。
这是一项对2010 - 2013年韩国国民健康与营养检查调查数据的横断面研究,样本量为18563名年龄≥20岁的个体(6395名有听力障碍,12168名无听力障碍)。
有听力障碍的女性组往往有更高的压力发生率(优势比[OR],1.32;95%置信区间[CI],1.11至1.56)。老年男性中听力障碍与抑郁症状之间的关联更高(OR,1.60;95%CI,1.10至2.32),而老年女性中听力障碍与自杀意念之间的关联更高(OR,1.32;95%CI,1.00至1.75)。
有听力障碍的老年人容易出现心理健康状况不佳。建议对听力障碍者进行早期针对性干预以解决心理健康问题。