THE PREVALENCE OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND REPORTED HEARING DISABILITY AMONG ADULTS IN GREAT-BRITAIN
THE PREVALENCE OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND REPORTED HEARING DISABILITY AMONG ADULTS IN GREAT-BRITAIN
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DOI：
10.1093/ije/18.4.911
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发表时间：
1989-12-01
影响因子：
7.7
通讯作者：
DAVIS, AC
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作者：
DAVIS, AC
根据两项2阶段调查报告了英国（GB）成年人群中自我报告的听力损伤患病率随年龄变化的估计。主要研究在卡迪夫、格拉斯哥、诺丁汉和南安普顿进行，第二阶段进行了严格的听力学评估。一项补充研究使用了一个代表GB的样本，并进行了简化的听力学评估。在主要研究中，两个阶段均未显示出因所选特定城市而产生的任何严重偏倚;第一阶段的估计值不存在因未回答而产生的偏倚。第二阶段的估计数相对来说没有因缺课而产生的偏差。为了本发明的目的，将听力损伤的“显著"水平定义为在0.5、1、2、4 kHz频率上平均至少25 dBHL，16%的成年人口（17-80岁）具有双侧听力损伤，并且大约四分之一具有单侧或双侧听力损伤。大约10%的成年人（17岁以上）在安静的环境中报告双侧听力困难。
Estimates for the prevalence of self-reported hearing impairment as a function of age in the adult population of Great Britain (GB) are reported from two 2-stage surveys. The main study was conducted in Cardiff, Glasgow, Nottingham and Southampton, with rigorous audiological assessment at the second stage. A supplementary study used a sample representative of GB with simplified domiciliary audiological assessments. In the main study, neither stage showed any gross bias arising from the particular cities chosen; the estimates from the first stage are free of bias arising from non-response. The estimates from the second stage are relatively free of biasis arising from non-attendance. For the present purposes, defining a ''significant'' level of hearing impairment as at least 25 dBHL averaged over the frequencies 0.5, 1, 2, 4 kHz, 16% of the adult population (17-80 years) have a bilateral, and about one in four a unilateral or bilateral, hearing impairment. About 10% of the adult population (aged 17+) report bilateral hearing difficulty in a quiet environment.