Association Between Limited English Proficiency and Hearing Healthcare Use in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine whether limited English proficiency (LEP) is associated with likelihood of prior audiogram and hearing aid use among US adults with hearing loss.

Methods

This cross-sectional study of four merged National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) cycles included 12,636 adults with subjective (self-reported) or objective (audiometric) hearing loss. Subjects were classified as LEP if they completed the NHANES survey in a language other than English, or with the help of an interpreter. Likelihood of audiogram among participants with subjective and objective hearing loss, and likelihood of hearing aid use among participants with objective hearing loss were assessed using unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression.

Results

Individuals with L

SUBMITTER: Halagur AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11563893 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature