Association between hearing loss and deprivation among Welsh adults: a cross-sectional observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To index levels of hearing loss with respect to area-level indices of deprivation in a Welsh population.

Design

A cross-sectional observational study of all adults (aged >18) that attended Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) Health Board audiology services between 2016 and 2018. Service access, first hearing aid fitting appointment rates and hearing loss at time of first hearing aid provision were used to index population hearing loss versus area-level indices of deprivation based on patient postcode.

Setting

Primary and secondary care.

Participants

59 493 patient entries met the inclusion criteria. Patient entries were grouped by age (18-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71-80, >80 years) and deprivation decile.

Results

The interaction betw

SUBMITTER: Allum J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10163448 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature