LIU Wei-qing,ZHANG Guo-hua,XIE Xian-rong,et al.The Occurrence and Influencing Factors of Psychological Pain in Middle-aged and Elderly Patients with Sudden Deafness[J].Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation,2025,23(05):553-556.
LIU Wei-qing,ZHANG Guo-hua,XIE Xian-rong,et al.The Occurrence and Influencing Factors of Psychological Pain in Middle-aged and Elderly Patients with Sudden Deafness[J].Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation,2025,23(05):553-556.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-4933.2025.05.024.
The Occurrence and Influencing Factors of Psychological Pain in Middle-aged and Elderly Patients with Sudden Deafness
To investigate and analyze the occurrence of psychological pain and its risk factors in middle-aged and elderly patients with sudden deafness.
Method
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98 middle-aged and elderly patients with sudden deafness admitted to our hospital from January 2022 to January 2024 were included. The psychological distress of the subjects was investigated using the Distress Thermometer (DT). Their ages education levels
hearing loss degrees and other data were collected for univariate and multivariate analysis.
Result
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The incidence of psychological distress in patients with sudden deafness was 65.31% (64/98)
of which moderate
severe
and extreme distress accounted for 41.84% (41/98)
20.41% (20/98)
and 3.06% (3/98)
respectively. Univariate analysis showed that the incidence of psychological distress was significantly higher in patients aged ≥ 65 years
on the job
with severe or above hearing loss
severe or above tinnitus
living alone
with a monthly personal income of less than 1500 yuan
suffering from double deafness
and having underlying diseases than in patients aged
<
65 years
retired
with mild to moderate hearing loss
mild to moderate tinnitus
not living alone
with a monthly personal income of ≥ 1500 yuan
suffering from single deafness
and having no underlying diseases (
P
<
0.05). There were no significant differences in other factors
such as gender and education level (
P
>
0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that age ≥ 65 years old
severe hearing loss
on the job
severe tinnitus
living alone
monthly income
<
1500 yuan
living alone
double deafness
and comorbid underlying diseases were independent risk factors for psychological distress in middle-aged and elderly patients with sudden deafness (OR
>
1
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
Middle aged and elderly patients with sudden deafness generally have psychological distress problems
and there are many factors that lead to their psychological distress
such as aging
living alone
and low monthly income. Psychological intervention should be targeted at patients with high-risk factors to improve their psychological distress situation.