沙特阿拉伯成年人中的耳发病率,相关特征和治疗模式
Ahmad A Alanazi1,2,3
1Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.
Audiology research
|September 23, 2024
概括
耳会影响沙特阿拉伯6.54%的成年人,对生活质量产生重大影响,尤其是女性. 大多数人仍然不知道病因,不寻求治疗.
科学领域:
- 听力学 听力学是指听力学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 耳是影响全球数百万人的普遍疾病,显著降低生活质量 (QoL).
- 沙特阿拉伯对耳发病率及其影响的研究仍然有限.
- 了解沙特成年人的耳经历对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定沙特阿拉伯成年人中耳声的患病率.
- 探索声的经历,包括感知到的原因和特征.
- 调查 tinnitus 对 QoL 的影响,并确定当前的管理策略.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项描述性的横截面研究.
- 采用了一个非概率有目的的抽样技术.
- 数据是通过面对面的问卷收集的,使用描述性统计和千平方测试进行分析.
主要成果:
- 耳发病率估计为6.54% (320/4860名成年人),轻微男性占主导地位.
- 耳通常被描述为每天,逐渐,连续的两个耳朵的哨声/响声,信号强度严重.
- 在声对 QoL 的影响和性别,年龄,听力损失,超音量,持续时间和严重程度之间发现了显著的关联.
结论:
- 耳严重影响沙特阿拉伯的成年人,影响睡眠,社交活动,注意力和整体体体质量,特别是在女性身上.
- 大多数受影响的人不知道声的原因,也不使用现有的管理方法.
- 建议包括提高认识,制定管理准则,扩大对干预措施的准入,以及进一步研究以改善支持和福祉.
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