Self reported hearing loss among elderly Malaysians
Malaysian Family Physician
;
: 91-94, 2010.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-627533
ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional study was conducted on patients attending a primary care facility to determine the prevalence of self reported hearing loss using a single question, “Do you have hearing loss?” Pure tone audiometry was performed to compare the accuracy of the self report. A total of 111 patients were recruited. The prevalence of self reported hearing loss using a single question and pure tone audiometry was 24.3% and 36.9% respectively. By using pure tone audiometry at a cut-offlevel of 25 dBHL (decibels Hearing level), the single question yielded a sensitivity of 41.4% and specificity of 85.0%.The single question performed better at 40 dBHL pure tone audiometry with sensitivity of 55.0% and specificity of 82.0%. In conclusion, the prevalence of hearing loss in elderly was high and the single question self reported hearing loss performed satisfactorily with moderate hearing loss.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Malaysian Family Physician
Year:
2010
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Article
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