Department of Psychology, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran.
Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
BMC Psychiatry. 2021 Feb 22;21(1):114. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03118-0.
Anxiety symptoms have been reported in many populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, but not in adolescents with a hearing loss. This study aimed to investigate the presence of symptoms of anxiety disorders (ADs) in adolescents with hearing loss (HL) during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020.
In this cross sectional study, 56 adolescents with HL (aged 12 to 18 years) including 23 deaf, and 33 hard of hearing (HH) were selected from four counties located in western Iran using a census method. Adolescents with HL filled out the self-report of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED).
The results showed that the presence of symptoms of ADs in adolescents with HL was 37.5%, and higher in deaf than in HH adolescents (60.9% in deaf vs. 21.2% in HH, p = 0.003). Among the subscales, only the Social Anxiety Disorder (39.1% in deaf vs. 90.1 in HH, p = 0.009) and the School Avoidance (52.2% in deaf vs. 24.2% in HH, p = 0.031) significantly differed. The mean score of Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Anxiety Disorders in the deaf adolescents were higher than in HH ones.
Our study showed the presence of significant symptoms of ADs in a sample of Iranian adolescents with HL, especially in deaf adolescents, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，许多人群都报告了焦虑症状，但听力损失的青少年中没有。本研究旨在调查 COVID-19 大流行期间听力损失（HL）青少年中是否存在焦虑障碍（AD）症状。
在这项横断面研究中，使用普查法从伊朗西部的四个县中选择了 56 名 HL 青少年（年龄 12 至 18 岁），包括 23 名聋人，33 名重听（HH）。HL 青少年填写了儿童焦虑相关情绪障碍筛查量表（SCARED）的自我报告。
结果表明，HL 青少年中 AD 症状的存在率为 37.5%，聋人高于 HH 青少年（聋人 60.9%，HH 21.2%，p=0.003）。在亚量表中，只有社交焦虑障碍（聋人 39.1%，HH 90.1%，p=0.009）和学校回避（聋人 52.2%，HH 24.2%，p=0.031）差异显著。聋人青少年的惊恐障碍、社交焦虑障碍和焦虑障碍的平均得分均高于 HH 青少年。
我们的研究表明，在 COVID-19 大流行期间，伊朗 HL 青少年样本中存在明显的 AD 症状，尤其是聋人青少年。
