Obadare Abiola O, Adebusoye Lawrence A, Cadmus Eniola O
Department of Family Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Chief Tony Anenih Geriatric Centre, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria and Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Ghana Med J. 2024 Jun;58(2):124-131. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v58i2.3.
This study examined the prevalence of hearing impairment, visual impairment and Dual Sensory Impairment (DSI) and the risk factors among older persons.
A Cross-sectional study where respondents were recruited by systematic random sampling.
A tertiary institution at the Geriatric Centre, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
A total of 388 older persons aged more than 60 years were recruited.
A semi-structured pretested questionnaire was used over three months.
Association between ageing, low income, poor quality of life, functional disability, and dual sensory impairment.
The mean age of the respondents was 70.2±6.3 years. The point prevalence of HI, VI and DSI were 14.9%, 8.0%, and 1.5% respectively. On logistic regression analysis, the most significant factors associated with HI were having no formal education OR=2.564(1.091-6.024) and previous hospital admission OR=3.473(1.856-6.499), for VI; increasing age OR=1.080(1.022-1.141) and poor income OR=2.941(1.263-6.897) and DSI; increasing age OR=1.224(1.054-1.421).
Few (1.5%) older adults experienced DSI in our setting. The association between sensory impairments, age, and socioeconomic factors of poor education and income suggests the need for visual and hearing screening in older adults, particularly those with medical and socioeconomic issues, for early detection.
None declared.
本研究调查了老年人听力障碍、视力障碍和双重感官障碍（DSI）的患病率及其风险因素。
一项横断面研究，通过系统随机抽样招募受访者。
尼日利亚伊巴丹大学学院医院老年医学中心的一所三级医疗机构。
共招募了388名60岁以上的老年人。
在三个月的时间里使用了一份经过预测试的半结构化问卷。
衰老、低收入、生活质量差、功能残疾与双重感官障碍之间的关联。
受访者的平均年龄为70.2±6.3岁。听力障碍、视力障碍和双重感官障碍的时点患病率分别为14.9%、8.0%和1.5%。逻辑回归分析显示，与听力障碍最相关的因素是未接受过正规教育（OR=2.564[1.091 - 6.024]）和既往住院（OR=3.473[1.856 - 6.499]）；与视力障碍相关的因素是年龄增长（OR=1.080[1.022 - 1.141]）和低收入（OR=2.941[1.263 - 6.897]）；与双重感官障碍相关的因素是年龄增长（OR=1.224[1.054 - 1.421]）。
在我们的研究环境中，很少有老年人（1.5%）经历双重感官障碍。感官障碍、年龄以及教育程度低和收入低的社会经济因素之间的关联表明，有必要对老年人，特别是那些有医疗和社会经济问题的老年人进行视力和听力筛查，以便早期发现问题。
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