Increased risk of psychiatric disorder in patients with hearing loss: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hearing loss has been shown to be a risk factor for psychiatric disorders. In addition, long-term hearing loss is associated with increased hospitalization and mortality rates; however, the increased risk and duration of effect of hearing loss in combination with other chronic diseases on each psychiatric disorder are still not clearly defined. The purpose of this article is to clarify the risk of hearing loss for each disorder over time.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study, and a national health insurance research database in Taiwan was utilized. All (n = 1,949,101) Taiwanese residents who had a medical visit between 2000 and 2015 were included. Patients with hearing loss and a comparative retrospective cohort were analyzed. Every subject was tracked in

SUBMITTER: Nian QY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11007894 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature