Romli Maziah, Timmer Barbra H B, Dawes Piers
Centre for Hearing Research (CHEAR), School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Audiology Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
J Audiol Otol. 2025 Jul;29(3):181-190. doi: 10.7874/jao.2024.00710. Epub 2025 Jul 18.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We aimed to describe the demographic and audiometric profiles of adults accessing audiological services in Malaysia, including comparisons between public hospitals and private hearing aid centers and between the west and east coasts of Peninsular Malaysia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 1,828 patient records, including 1,720 from public hospitals and 108 from private hearing aid centers. RESULTS: Patients in private centers were older (mean age, 65.99 years; standard deviation [SD], 16.97) and had more severe hearing loss (mean four-frequency average hearing loss [4FAHL], 50.56 dB HL; SD, 21.47) than those in public hospitals (mean, 53.83 years; SD, 16.91; mean 4FAHL, 39.37 dB HL; SD, 22.55). Patients on the west coast of Malaysia were slightly older (mean, 55.10 years; SD, 16.87) than those residing on Malaysia's east coast (mean, 53.18 years; SD, 17.76). Gender distribution differed according to region, with more males on the east coast (57.3%) than on the west coast (50.9%) but was similar across public and private settings. CONCLUSIONS: Distinct demographic and audiometric trends were observed between service settings. Older age and more severe HL were associated with private care, whereas regional differences suggest the need for services that accommodate geographic variations.
背景与目的:我们旨在描述在马来西亚接受听力学服务的成年人的人口统计学和听力测定特征,包括公立医院与私立助听器中心之间以及马来西亚半岛东西海岸之间的比较。 对象与方法:我们回顾性分析了1828例患者记录,其中1720例来自公立医院,108例来自私立助听器中心。 结果:私立中心的患者年龄更大(平均年龄65.99岁;标准差[SD]16.97),听力损失比公立医院的患者更严重(平均四频率平均听力损失[4FAHL]50.56dB HL;SD 21.47)(公立医院患者平均年龄53.83岁;SD 16.91;平均4FAHL 39.37dB HL;SD 22.55)。马来西亚西海岸的患者年龄略大于东海岸的患者(平均年龄55.10岁;SD 16.87)(东海岸患者平均年龄53.18岁;SD 17.76)。性别分布因地区而异,东海岸男性比例(57.3%)高于西海岸(50.9%),但在公立和私立机构中相似。 结论:在不同服务机构中观察到了不同的人口统计学和听力测定趋势。年龄较大和听力损失更严重与私立医疗服务相关,而地区差异表明需要提供适应地理差异的服务。
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