Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Republic of Korea.
J Appl Gerontol. 2022 Jan;41(1):181-186. doi: 10.1177/0733464820966512. Epub 2020 Oct 22.
This study investigated the relationship of tinnitus with mental health and health-related quality of life (QoL) in older people. Data source included 5,129 community-dwelling men and women ≥60 years old from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Tinnitus was categorized into three groups: normal, tolerable tinnitus, and annoying tinnitus. Mental health and health-related QoL were assessed according to three dimensions (depressive mood, psychological distress, and suicidal ideation) and five domains (impaired mobility, impaired self-care, impaired usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression). The odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of mental health and health-related QoL were calculated using multiple logistic regression analyses. Annoying tinnitus was positively and independently associated with deteriorated mental health and health-related QoL, suggesting comprehensive care is needed in older people with annoying tinnitus.
本研究调查了耳鸣与老年人心理健康和健康相关生活质量（QoL）的关系。数据来源包括来自韩国国家健康和营养检查调查的 5129 名≥60 岁的社区居住男性和女性。耳鸣分为三组：正常、可忍受的耳鸣和烦人的耳鸣。根据三个维度（抑郁情绪、心理困扰和自杀意念）和五个领域（行动不便、自我护理受损、日常活动受损、疼痛/不适和焦虑/抑郁）评估心理健康和健康相关 QoL。使用多变量逻辑回归分析计算心理健康和健康相关 QoL 的比值比（OR）和 95%置信区间（CI）。烦人的耳鸣与心理健康和健康相关 QoL 的恶化呈正相关且独立相关，表明需要对患有烦人的耳鸣的老年人进行全面护理。
