Ye Xin, He Ping
Institute for Global Public Policy, 12478Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
China Center for Health Development Studies, 12465Peking University, Beijing, China.
J Appl Gerontol. 2023 Jan;42(1):76-88. doi: 10.1177/07334648221124118. Epub 2022 Sep 2.
Our study aimed to estimate the economic burden of hearing loss. Using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), hearing loss attributed fraction based on the rate of hearing loss was derived. Then, we calculated the direct and indirect economic burden of hearing loss. The base year for the monetary amounts shown was 2015. For middle-aged and older people aged 45+ in China, the economic burden of hearing loss in 2011, 2013, and 2015 was US$6.13 billion, US$7.39 billion, and US$8.50 billion, respectively. The direct economic burden of hearing loss accounted for 46.99%-50.24%, the indirect economic burden of premature death accounted for 49.41%-52.70%, and the indirect economic burden of productivity loss accounted for the least proportion of 0.31%-0.35%. Immediate measures such as hearing loss prevention, hearing screening, and hearing aid wearing should be taken, so as to reduce the economic burden of hearing loss.
我们的研究旨在估算听力损失的经济负担。利用中国健康与养老追踪调查（CHARLS）的数据，基于听力损失率得出听力损失归因比例。然后，我们计算了听力损失的直接和间接经济负担。所示货币金额的基年为2015年。在中国45岁及以上的中老年人中，2011年、2013年和2015年听力损失的经济负担分别为61.3亿美元、73.9亿美元和85.0亿美元。听力损失的直接经济负担占46.99%-50.24%，过早死亡的间接经济负担占49.41%-52.70%，生产力损失的间接经济负担占比最小，为0.31%-0.35%。应立即采取预防听力损失、听力筛查和佩戴助听器等措施，以减轻听力损失的经济负担。
